Girl name · Akan
Afua
“born on Friday”
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About the name
Afua is Friday's girl, paired with Kofi. Friday is associated with fertility and with the earth's productive side, and the day's name is given accordingly. The variant Efua is equally standard depending on dialect.
It is ordinary in Ghana and effectively unused in Western records. Three vowels in three syllables make it soft to say and easy to mis-spell.
No standard short form. It suits a firm middle (Afua Margaret, Afua Kate). On our vibe map it is Cultural Fusion with a Soft & Dreamy quality and a Nature-Inspired root through the day's meaning.
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Is Afua a boy or girl name?
Afua is traditionally a girl name of Akan origin.
What does the name Afua mean?
Afua means “born on Friday” of Akan origin. Afua is Friday's girl, paired with Kofi. Friday is associated with fertility and with the earth's productive side, and the day's name is given accordingly. The variant Efua is equally standard depending on dialect.
Where does the name Afua come from?
Afua is Akan in origin. It is ordinary in Ghana and effectively unused in Western records. Three vowels in three syllables make it soft to say and easy to mis-spell.
How popular is Afua?
Afua did not make the top 1,000 girls' names in US Social Security Administration data for 2025, which makes it genuinely rare in the US.
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