Girl

Ama

AH-muh

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Ghanaian/West African name meaning 'born on Saturday' or relating to the Akan day naming tradition, representing cultural heritage and natural joy.”

Popularity Over Time

Ama US popularity rank over timeRank 13213 in 1987 to rank 1461 in 1901. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1461#7337#132131901192019401960198020002024

Ama is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

AkanWest African

Syllables

2

Style

ModernPlayfulMinimalSoft

Famous Bearers

  • Ama Acheampong

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong → Two Syllables →

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Alma

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Aria

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Anya

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Alba

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Sibling Name Ideas

Aria

Greek Top 50

Clara

Latin Top 100

Emery

Old French Top 100

Alice

Germanic Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across West African and English-speaking cultures

People Also Ask

Ghanaian/West African name meaning 'born on Saturday' or relating to the Akan day naming tradition, representing cultural heritage and natural joy.

Ama is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Ama works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Ama include Aria, Clara, Emery, Alice.