Afua

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Pronounced ah-FOO-ah /ɑːˈfuː.ɑː/Low

Meaning: Afua is a traditional Akan day-name from Ghana, given to a girl born on a Friday. In Akan custom every child receives a name marking the day of the week on which she was born, and Afua is the Friday name for girls, paired with the boys' form Kofi. It carries the day itself as its meaning rather than a descriptive sense.Medium

In 30 seconds: Afua is a rare Akan girl's name from Ghana meaning 'born on Friday.' It appeared thinly in the United States around 2000 (said ah-FOO-ah).

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MeaningAfua is a traditional Akan day-name from Ghana, given to a girl born on a Friday. In Akan custom every child receives a name marking the day of the week on which she was born, and Afua is the Friday name for girls, paired with the boys' form Kofi. It carries the day itself as its meaning rather than a descriptive sense.

U.S. rank (2014)#14619 ↘ Falling

2014 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2000

Total births (all-time)≈ 200

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Afua is a Ghanaian Akan day-name marking a Friday birth, part of a living tradition in which the weekday of birth becomes a child's first name. Its quiet American showing reflects Ghanaian and wider West African families rather than a coinage, and we present the custom respectfully.

Afua appeared only lightly in the American records around 2000, reaching about fourteen girls a year at most as West African naming reached the country. A girl named Afua then would be in her mid-twenties today.

Did you know? In Akan naming, each day of the week has its own boy and girl name, so a girl called Afua and a boy called Kofi were both born on a Friday.

Overall data confidence 60%

References - Afua — Akan (Ghanaian) female day-name for Friday birth; paired with male Kofi; living naming tradition.

Variations

AfiaEfuaAfuahAfi

Nicknames

FuaAfi

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Afua mean?

It is an Akan day-name from Ghana meaning 'born on Friday,' given to a girl born that day.

How do you pronounce Afua?

It is said ah-FOO-ah /ɑːˈfuː.ɑː/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Afua a boy or girl name?

Afua is used as a a girl's name.

How popular is Afua?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year even at its peak in the early two-thousands.