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Gyasi
Pronounced JAH-see /ΛdΚΙΛ.si/Medium
Meaning: Gyasi is an Akan name of Ghana, understood as 'wonderful' or 'wonderful child.' Among Akan peoples such names carry warm, celebratory meaning, and Gyasi reached the United States as a heritage name during the era of African-rooted naming.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Gyasi is an Akan name from Ghana, understood as 'wonderful' or 'wonderful child,' spoken 'JAH-see' despite its unfamiliar spelling. It reached United States birth records in the early nineteen-seventies, when Black American families increasingly chose names rooted in African languages. Its bright, affectionate meaning has kept it a meaningful heritage choice.
It stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its high around the year two-thousand, so a boy named Gyasi then would be in his twenties today. It reads firmly as a heritage name; the writer Yaa Gyasi has since made the spelling more familiar to American readers.
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Yaa Gyasi (born 1989)Ghanaian-American novelist whose surname made the spelling familiar to United States readers
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Gyasi mean?
It is an Akan name of Ghana meaning 'wonderful' or 'wonderful child.'
How do you pronounce Gyasi?
It's said JAH-see /ΛdΚΙΛ.si/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Gyasi a boy or girl name?
Gyasi is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Gyasi?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak around the year two-thousand.