The baby name Akwesi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-KWEH-see (IPA: /əˈkwɛsi/).
Akwesi is Akan in Origin.
The baby name Akwesi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-KWEH-see (IPA: /əˈkwɛsi/).
Akwesi is Akan in Origin.
Akwesi is an Akan day name from Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, used in Twi and Fante communities for a boy born on Sunday. It derives from Kwasida, the Akan word for Sunday, with the personal-name form marking the bearer’s birth day. Meaning “Sunday-born,” it belongs to the broader kradin system that links identity and character to the weekday of birth. The customary feminine counterpart is Akosua.
Spellings vary by dialect and history: Akwasi (Asante/Twi), Kwesi or Kweisi (Fante), and Anglicized forms such as Kwasi and Quasi/Quassy found in colonial-era records and the Caribbean/South American diaspora. Akwesi remains common in Ghana and among Ghanaian communities abroad, where day names are often paired with surnames or Christian/Muslim given names. Related Akan day-name set includes Kwadwo (Monday), Kwabena (Tuesday), Kwaku (Wednesday), Yaw (Thursday), Kofi (Friday), and Kwame (Saturday).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| GH | 0 | #214 | 30 | 5,396 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #224 | 131 | 8,138 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Akwesi is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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