Gyasi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAH-see
- Origin
- Akan
Gyasi is a boys' name of Akan origin, meaning “wonderful”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gyasi mean?
Akan: Akan (Ghana) name
“wonderful”
An Akan name from Ghana, usually translated as wonderful or marvellous.
Is Gyasi a girl's or a boy's name?
Gyasi is a boys' name.
How popular is Gyasi in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Gyasi in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gyasi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
Names like Gyasi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi, Avi, Rishi, Kavi, Aj, Viraj, Dhruv, Navi, Pranav, Javi, Aarav, Ajani
More Akan names
Nana, Mansa, Ashanti, Kofi, Kwame, Ohemaa, Akosua, Obrempong, Ama, Kwabena, Akua, Kwaku, Nhyira, Abena, Kwadwo, Adom
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gyasi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gyasi, updated 20 October 2026.