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Afua

girl name
Origin
Akan
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“Friday-born female; an Akan (Twi/Asante) day name, traditionally linked to fertility and growth”

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Afua has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

When you meet Afua

Most people given the name Afua in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Afua you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Afua

Akua Adwoa Abena Akosua Ama Aseda

The Afua deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Afua truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Afua fits with your family’s names and surname.

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