US rank #13805 Girls' name Peak 2003 355 births

Akosua — #13805 US girls' name

355 babies named Akosua in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s561990s762000s862010s692020s37
#13805
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Akosua was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

15 babies were named Akosua in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akosua

The Social Security Administration has registered 355 babies named Akosua between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akosua currently holds the #13805 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akosua performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Akosua shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Akosua in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akosua in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 355 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Akosua at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

355

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2003

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,805

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Akosua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
15
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 202420182011200519991992198619781974 6

Akosua by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
86 births that decade — 24% of Akosua's all-time total
1970s311980s561990s762000s862010s692020s37

Akosua by state

Where Akosua concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Akosua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
9 2.5%
New York share of Akosua's total US births 2.5%

9 of 355 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akosua?
355 babies have been named Akosua since 1974. It currently ranks #13805 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 15 births.
When was Akosua most popular?
Akosua was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Akosua most popular?
The top states for the name Akosua are New York (9 births).
How long has the name Akosua been used?
Akosua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Akosua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akon, Akoya, Akosha, Akosita, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.