Ekua

Meaning

“Wednesday-born female in the Fante (coastal Akan) form of the Akan day-name system, the dialect variant of Akua”

Popularity, 1890–2024

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

Names that fit alongside Ekua

Afua Adwoa Abena Akosua Sofia Yaa

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