Given name
Adwoa
“daughter born on a Monday; peaceful”
Adwoa is a variant of Adjoa. One African interpretation is “daughter born on a Monday; peaceful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adwoa is a variant of Adjoa. One African interpretation is “daughter born on a Monday; peaceful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adwoa is a variant of Adjoa. An origin associated with Adjoa is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adwoa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 228
- 0 boys · 228 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #11,960 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,960 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 736 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Adwoa
- Adwoa AboahBritish modelborn 1992
- Adjoa AndohBritish actress (born 1963)
- Adjoa BayorGhanaian footballerborn 1979
- AJ Akuoko-SarpongGhanian journalistborn 1991
- Joyce Akoh DeiGhanaian politicianborn 1964
- Adwoa BadoeGhanaian author and dancer
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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