Adjoa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-jwah
- Origin
- Akan
Adjoa is a girls' name of Akan origin, meaning “born on Monday”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Adjoa mean?
Akan: Akan day name, also spelled Adwoa
“born on Monday”
Akan day name for a girl born on Monday; the boys' equivalent is Kwadwo.
Is Adjoa a girl's or a boy's name?
Adjoa is a girls' name.
How popular is Adjoa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 5 girls.
Adjoa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Adjoa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anna, Emma, Aysha, Charlotte, Georgia, Zoe, Francesca, Ailsa, Hannah, Alisha, Sarah, Yasmin
More Akan names
Nana, Mansa, Ashanti, Kofi, Kwame, Ohemaa, Akosua, Obrempong, Ama, Kwabena, Akua, Kwaku, Nhyira, Abena, Kwadwo, Adom
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Adjoa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adjoa, updated 20 October 2026.