Akwasi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-KWAH-see
- Origin
- Akan
Akwasi is a boys' name of Akan origin, meaning “born on Sunday”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Akwasi mean?
Akan: Akan day name, also Kwasi
“born on Sunday”
Akan day name for a boy born on Sunday; the girls' equivalent is Akosua.
Is Akwasi a girl's or a boy's name?
Akwasi is a boys' name.
How popular is Akwasi in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 9 boys.
Akwasi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
Nicknames for Akwasi
- Kwasi 3 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Akwasi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obi, Oluwafikayomi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwatobi, Ayomide, Araoluwa, Chidubem, Achim, Ifechukwu, Tobechukwu, Somtochukwu, Ifeoluwa
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, “Akwasi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/akwasi, updated 20 October 2026.