The baby name Akosua is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-KOH-shua (approx. /əˈkɔʃwɑ/).
Akosua is Akan in Origin.
The baby name Akosua is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-KOH-shua (approx. /əˈkɔʃwɑ/).
Akosua is Akan in Origin.
Akosua is a feminine given name from the Akan languages of Ghana, chiefly Twi and Fante. It belongs to the kradin (day-name) system and identifies a girl born on Sunday. Beyond the literal “born on Sunday,” it carries cultural connotations of brightness and sociability tied to the day’s symbolism. The closely related male forms are Akwasi/Kwasi (Twi) and Kwesi (Fante).
Used across Ashanti, Akuapem, and Fante communities since precolonial times, Akosua remains popular in Ghanaian naming rites such as the eighth‑day “outdooring.” The Fante equivalent is Esi, while Akos is a common affectionate short form. Through the Atlantic diaspora, Sunday day-names produced creolized variants; Quasheba appears in Caribbean records as a cognate for Akosua. Contemporary usage spans West Africa and global Ghanaian communities, where the name often signals cultural pride as well as the traditional link between weekday of birth and personal identity.
| Akosua Busia Akosua Busia is a Ghanaian actress, writer, and songwriter best known for playing Nettie Harris in The Color Purple. She was born on 30 December 1966 and has built a career across film and writing. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | Girls | 0 | #22 | 1,652 | 6,973 |
| GH | 0 | #53 | 293 | 5,396 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #303 | 43 | 8,138 |
| Canada | Girls | 1995 | #308 | 5 | 2,434 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #325 | 5 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #354 | 6 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #486 | 30 | 19,177 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #828 | 11 | 4,949 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #902 | 34 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #911 | 6 | 8,487 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #917 | 39 | 5,933 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 6 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,120 | 22 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,365 | 82 | 9,415 |
Akosua is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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