Girl name Akan/Twi origin Akua;Adwoa;Ama tradition

Yaa

YAH · 3 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Born on a Thursday.
Language
Akan/Twi
Culture
Akan/Ghanaian
Religion
Akua;Adwoa;Ama
Style era
modern
Themes
classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#13368
2024 births7
Peak year2005
First appeared1978
Total US births269
2005 peak19781990200120132024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ya
Alternate spellings
Yah
In other languages
Yaa Asantewaa

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