Given name
Ekow
“sound returned”
Ekow is a variant of Echo. One Greek interpretation is “sound returned.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ekow is a variant of Echo. One Greek interpretation is “sound returned.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ekow is a variant of Echo. An origin associated with Echo is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ekow through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 160 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Ekow
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