Akosua comes from the African / Akan / Twi / WesternAfrican tradition, meaning Born on a Sunday.
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How popular is Akosua?
2003peak year
Akosua has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #12434), with about 7 babies named Akosua each year. In 2003, 15 babies received the name (ranked #7216). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 355.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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