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Yaa

girl name · Akan origin · 1 syllable

Meaning

a day-name meaning 'born on Thursday'; Yaa Asantewaa, Queen Mother of Ejisu who led the Ashanti war against British colonial rule

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yaa peaked in the 2020s.

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