Entry № 0045 · Akan, Twi origin

Ama Ama — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AH-mah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Akan, Twi

Meaning

"Born on Saturday"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Akan)

The meaning

A name that means "born on saturday".

Ama is the Twi/Akan (Ghanaian) day-name for a girl born on Saturday — Memeneda. The shortest of the Akan day-names.

Ama Ata Aidoo (1942-2023), the Ghanaian author of Our Sister Killjoy, is the most internationally known bearer.

Born on Saturday. The Akan day-name.

Popularity

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Ama · last year

142 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Real people

Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghanaian author.

1942 – 2023

In fiction

Ama

Common in Ghanaian fiction.

Numerology

Ama reduces to seven — the number of Saturday's child.

Parents on Ama

"Born on Saturday. Three letters. Ama."

Esi · Mother of one · Cape Coast