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Boy name Akan origin Multiple tradition

Yaw

YOW · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Born on Thursday
Language
Akan
Culture
Ghanaian/Akan
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#7700
2024 births11
Peak year1997
First appeared1973
Total US births398
1997 peak19731986199920112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
YaoYaaw
In other languages
Yaw (Akan)Yao (Ewe)

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