Akan day names

In Akan tradition, a child’s day name reflects the weekday of their birth. Spellings vary between communities.

14 namesFrom U.S. birth data

African
Kwasi
“born on a Sunday”
12Very rareSteady
>99% boys
African · Modern
Akosua
“born on a Sunday”
13Very rareSteady
>99% girls
Modern
Kwadwo
15Very rareRising fast
>99% boys
Adwoa
“daughter born on a Monday; peaceful”
13Very rareSteady
>99% girls
African · Modern
Kwabena
“born on a Tuesday”
20RareSteady
>99% boys
African · Modern
Abena
“born on a Tuesday”
20RareRising
>99% girls
African · Modern
Kwaku
“born on a Wednesday”
17Very rareRising
>99% boys
African
Akua
“born on a Wednesday”
15Very rareEasing
>99% girls
African · Modern
Yaw
“born on a Thursday”
12Very rareSteady
>99% boys
Modern
Yaa
0Not recently recorded
>99% girls
African · Modern
Kofi
“born on a Friday”
28RareRising
99% boys · 1% girls
African · Modern
Afua
“born on a Friday”
0Not recently recorded
>99% girls
African · Modern
Kwame
“born on a Saturday”
30RareSteady
>99% boys
African
Ama
“born on a Saturday”
19Very rareSteady
>99% girls

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