Efua
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eh-FOO-ah
- Origin
- Akan
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Efua is a girls' name of Akan origin, meaning “born on Friday”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Efua mean?
Akan: Akan day name
“born on Friday”
Akan day name for a girl born on Friday; the boy's equivalent is Kofi.
Is Efua a girl's or a boy's name?
Efua is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Efua in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Efua, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2024, with 6 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Efua in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
Names like Efua
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Croia Alora Dua Syeda Solana Chiara Eriifeoluwa Amora Aria Tiaraoluwa Elora Amara
Names related to Efua
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, “Efua: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/efua, updated 20 October 2026.