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Akan names - Baby names with the origin Akan

Showing 44 of 194 names
Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Kweku-Asiedu Kweku: male born on Wednesday (Akan day name); Asiedu: an Akan family/surname. Together a Ghanaian Akan male name. Akan Boy
Kweku-Asomah Kweku = born on Wednesday; Asomah (from Twi 'asoma' meaning 'to send') = 'messenger' or 'one who is sent'. Combined: 'Wednesday-born messenger.' Akan Boy
Kweku-Atta Male born on Wednesday; twin Akan Boy
Kweku-Atuahene Combines the Akan day-name Kweku (male born on Wednesday) with the chieftaincy/title element Atuahene (often written Atua-hene), roughly meaning a chief/prince or leader with a spiritual/divine association. Akan Boy
Kweku-Baako First or only son born on Wednesday Akan Boy
Kweku-Baiden 'Kweku' = male born on Wednesday (Akan); 'Baiden' = Ghanaian surname/family name (specific etymology may vary). Akan Boy
Kweku-Boateng Male born on Wednesday (Kweku) combined with Boateng, an Akan family/surname indicating Akan/Ashanti lineage. Akan Boy
Kweku-Duah Compound name: 'Kweku' = Akan day name for a boy born on Wednesday; 'Duah' = Akan family/surname. Akan, Twi Boy
Kweku-Frimpong Kweku: male born on Wednesday (Akan day name). Frimpong: an Akan surname often associated with strength, triumph, or a warrior lineage. Akan, Twi Boy
Kweku-Kyeremeh Kweku - 'born on Wednesday' (male); Kyeremeh - an Akan family/surname (lineage name) Akan Boy
Kweku-Mensah Wednesday-born male; Mensah = third-born (third son) Akan Boy
Kweku-Ofori Kweku: male born on Wednesday; Ofori: an Akan family name often associated with leadership, success or victory. Akan Boy
Kweku-Owusu Kweku: male born on Wednesday; Owusu: strong/hero/warrior - together: Wednesday-born strong champion Akan Boy
Kweku-Sakyi Kweku: male born on Wednesday; Sakyi: an Akan family/surname/lineage name Akan Boy
Mensa Akan: 'third-born' (traditionally a third-born child); Latin: 'table' Akan Boy
Ndapewaa Thankful; one who gives thanks Akan Girl
Nkrumah Akan family name; exact literal translation is uncertain. Traditionally a surname associated with lineage and leadership (famously borne by Kwame Nkrumah). Akan Boy
Nkrumsh Not well-established. Likely a variant of the Akan surname Nkrumah (famous in Ghana); the exact original meaning is unclear. Akan Boy
Oko Varies by language: in Yoruba/Igbo it can mean 'husband' or relate to 'farm/field'; in Akan it means 'war' or 'battle'; in Polish/Slavic languages it means 'eye'. Akan, Igbo, Japanese, Polish, Slavic, Yoruba Boy
Okyerema Teacher; "one who shows or teaches" Akan Boy
Osey Noble; king; ruler Akan Boy
Oseye Noble, kingly, honorable Akan Boy
Ossei Noble, kingly Akan Boy
Osy Likely 'god' (if from Old English 'Os-') or 'noble/king' (if linked to Akan 'Osei'); often a short form or nickname. Akan Unisex
Otoo Varies by origin: in Akan contexts it is commonly a family/given name without a widely cited literal translation; as a variant of Otto it derives from the Germanic element meaning 'wealth' or 'prosperity'. Akan Boy
Panyin Eldest; elder; senior (firstborn) Akan Unisex
Quaashi Born on Sunday (Sunday-born male) Akan Boy
Quaashie Born on Sunday Akan Boy
Quabena Born on Tuesday (Akan day name for males) Akan Boy
Quadwo Male born on Monday (Akan day name) Akan Boy
Quaku Born on Wednesday (Akan day name for males) Akan Boy
Quame Born on Saturday Akan Boy
Quamina Born on Saturday (Akan day name) Akan Boy
Quashay Likely an Anglicized form of the Akan day name Kwasi/Quashie meaning "born on Sunday"; may also be a modern invented variation Akan Boy
Quashey Born on a Sunday (male day name) Akan Boy
Quashi Born on Sunday (Akan day name for boys) Akan Boy
Quashia Born on Sunday Akan Girl
Quashie Sunday-born (male) Akan Boy
Quashy Born on Sunday (Akan day-name origin) Akan Boy
Quasshie Born on a Sunday Akan Boy
Saa Varies by origin: 'this/now' (Akan/Twi); 'hour/time' (Arabic sa'ah); or a phonetic short form in Japanese with no single inherent meaning. Akan, Arabic, Japanese Unisex
Serwa Noblewoman / lady (often rendered as 'princess' or 'queenly') Akan Girl
Serwah Noblewoman; lady; princess Akan Girl
Yaba Born on Thursday (female day name) Akan Girl

Akan name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Akan-origin name in our dataset.

194
Names in this origin
17
With data in 2024
291
Births 2024
1,033
Peak year 0