Given name
Akosua
“born on a Sunday”
Akosua is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Akosua through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 362
- 0 boys · 362 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #11,984 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,984 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 815 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.
Akosua’s family of names
Akosua may belong to the same name family as AKOSSUA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Akosua
- Akosua BusiaGhanaian-born British actress and songwriterborn 1966
- Akosua Adoma OwusuGhanaian-American filmmaker and producer (born 1984)
- Akosua SerwaaGhanaian middle distance runnerborn 1981
- Akosua AgyapongGhanaian highlife artisteborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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