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Origin & history of Yaa1
African / Akan / Arican / WesternAfrican roots
Yaa comes from the African / Akan / Arican / WesternAfrican tradition, meaning Born on a Thursday.
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How popular is Yaa?
2005
peak year
The name Yaa reached its peak in 2005, with 13 registrations (ranked #8854). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1978, roughly 27 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #14356) today, averaging about 7 new babies per year. Yaa has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 269 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
13
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #8,854)
(ranked #8,854)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
269
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Yaa9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
Y7
A1
A1
Sum: 9 → Life path 9
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Personality of Yaa🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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