Afua comes from the African / Akan / WesternAfrican tradition, meaning Friday Born Child.
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How popular is Afua?
2000peak year
The name Afua reached its peak in 2000, with 14 registrations (ranked #7165). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1972, roughly 28 years before its peak. Since then, the name has largely fallen out of use. Across all years on record, approximately 200 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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