Akua — #9081 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Akua

The Social Security Administration has registered 545 babies named Akua between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akua currently holds the #9081 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Akua shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Akua in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akua 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 545 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.