Ama

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A few things about Ama you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Ama

Ama K. Abebrese

Ghanaian Actress, television presenter, producer.

Choose Ama and your child shares a first name with Ama K. Abebrese, a Ghanaian Actress, television presenter, producer.. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ama, like who?” Ama K. Abebrese's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 114,943 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Ama, 14 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ama would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAma first shows up in US birth records in 1885, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 140 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1885, when it ranked #842. Today it's #7,491, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendAma has climbed 915 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #7,491. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningIn Akan, Ama means “born on Saturday”. Our records link it to African, Ghanaian and Latin roots.
• 🌍OriginAma is the #2 most popular Ghanaian girl name in the US. That's out of 29 Ghanaian girl and unisex names in our list.
• 🔁Word funAma is a palindrome: it reads the same forwards and backwards.

About the name Ama

Ama is a girl name of African, Ghanaian and Latin origin meaning “born on Saturday”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with A and ending in “-ama”. US birth records list Ama for girls from 1885 to 2025, in 97 of those 141 years. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked #842 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,491, with 14 babies.

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