Popular and traditional Ghanaian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Ghana. 101 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Hannah | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, German |
| James | Supplanter (from Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Ama | Born on Saturday | 👧 Girl | Akan |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Beatrice | She who brings joy | 👧 Girl | Latin, Italian, French |
| Benjamin | Son of the right hand | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Blessing | Blessing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Elizabeth | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Emmanuel | God is with us | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, English |
| Faith | Faith; Trust | 👧 Girl | English |
| Favour | Favour; Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Grace | Grace; Goodwill; Elegance | 👧 Girl | Latin, English |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| John | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joy | Joy | 👧 Girl | English |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Kofi | Born on Friday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Kwame | Born on Saturday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Layla | Night | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Luke | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Mercy | Mercy; Compassion | 👧 Girl | English |
| Michael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Nana | Chief; Elder; Grandparent | 🧒 Unisex | Akan |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Precious | Precious; Dearly loved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Theodore | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abena | Born on Tuesday | 👧 Girl | Akan |
| Abigail | My father's joy | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Adjoa | Born on Monday | 👧 Girl | Akan |
| Afua | Born on Friday | 👧 Girl | Akan |
| Akosua | Born on Sunday | 👧 Girl | Akan |
| Akua | Born on Wednesday | 👧 Girl | Akan |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Charity | Love; Generosity | 👧 Girl | English |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Comfort | Comfort | 👧 Girl | English |
| Edem | God has delivered me | 👦 Boy | Ewe |
| Efua | Born on Friday (Fante) | 👧 Girl | Akan |
| Ekow | Born on Thursday (Fante) | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Esi | Born on Sunday (Fante) | 👧 Girl | Akan |
| Eve | Life | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Eyram | God's blessing | 🧒 Unisex | Ewe |
| Gift | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Gloria | Glory | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, English |
| Godwin | God's friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Goodluck | Good luck | 👦 Boy | English |
| Hope | Hope | 👧 Girl | English |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Kojo | Born on Monday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Kwabena | Born on Tuesday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Kwaku | Born on Wednesday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Kwasi | Born on Sunday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Lovemore | Love more | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Mawuli | There is a God | 👦 Boy | Ewe |
| Memory | Memory; Remembrance | 👧 Girl | English |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Naomi | Pleasantness | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Nicholas | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Patience | Patience | 👧 Girl | English |
| Peace | Peace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Philip | Lover of horses (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Greek |
| Prosper | Prosperous; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | English |
| Prudence | Prudence; Good judgement | 👧 Girl | English |
| Rebecca | To bind; Captivating; To tie | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Reuben | Behold, a son | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Selorm | God hears | 🧒 Unisex | Ewe |
| Sena | Gift of God | 👧 Girl | Ewe |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Toby | God is good | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Yaa | Born on Thursday | 👧 Girl | Akan |
| Yaw | Born on Thursday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Yayra | Blessed | 👧 Girl | Ewe |