Amma
Meaning
“Saturday-born female in the Fante (coastal Akan) form of the Akan day-name system, the dialect variant of Ama”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Amma has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Amma
Most people given the name Amma in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Amma deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Amma 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 Amma fits with your family’s names and surname.
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