The baby name Kwaasi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkwɑsi/.
Kwaasi is Akan in Origin.
The baby name Kwaasi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkwɑsi/.
Kwaasi is Akan in Origin.
Kwaasi is a masculine Akan day name meaning “born on Sunday,” rooted in the Ghanaian kradin (day-naming) tradition that assigns given names according to the weekday of birth. The spelling reflects Twi/Fante phonology (pronounced KWAH-see), with the doubled a sometimes used in phonetic or regional transliterations. As with other Akan day names, it serves as a marker of lineage, community, and cultural continuity.
Usage spans precolonial times to the present across Ghana and the wider diaspora. Closely related variants include Akwasi (Ashanti/Twi standard), Kwasi (common Anglicized form), and Fante-influenced Kwesi; Kweisi and Kwasie also appear in diasporic records. The customary feminine counterpart is Akosua. While once primarily a contextual “soul name,” Kwaasi and its variants now function as first or middle names in both formal and informal settings, signaling heritage and the favorable associations traditionally linked with Sunday birth.
Kwaasi barely registers. Our whole dataset turns up only 5 recorded uses, across 2 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
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