Popular and traditional Ghanaian boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Ghana. 82 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| James | Supplanter (from Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Emmanuel | God is with us | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, 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 |
| Kofi | Born on Friday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Kwame | Born on Saturday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Luke | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Michael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Nana | Chief; Elder; Grandparent | 🧒 Unisex | Akan |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Theodore | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Akwasi | Born on Sunday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Appiah | Heir; Successor | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Bernard | Brave as a bear | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Bismark | After Otto von Bismarck | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Bright | Bright; Shining | 👦 Boy | English |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Clinton | Hill settlement | 👦 Boy | English |
| Collins | Son of Colin | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ebenezer | Stone of help | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Edem | God has delivered me | 👦 Boy | Ewe |
| Ekow | Born on Thursday (Fante) | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Ernest | Earnest; Serious | 👦 Boy | English |
| Eyram | God's blessing | 🧒 Unisex | Ewe |
| Gideon | Feller; Mighty warrior | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Gift | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Godwin | God's friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Goodluck | Good luck | 👦 Boy | English |
| Harvey | Battle-worthy | 👦 Boy | English |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Justice | Justice; Fairness | 👦 Boy | English |
| King | King | 👦 Boy | English |
| Kojo | Born on Monday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Kwabena | Born on Tuesday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Kwadwo | Born on Monday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Kwaku | Born on Wednesday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Kwasi | Born on Sunday | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Lovemore | Love more | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mawuli | There is a God | 👦 Boy | Ewe |
| Mensah | Third-born son | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Moses | Drawn from the water | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nicholas | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Opoku | Akan clan name | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Osei | Noble | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Owusu | Akan clan name | 👦 Boy | Akan |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Philip | Lover of horses (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Greek |
| Prince | Prince | 👦 Boy | English |
| Prosper | Prosperous; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | English |
| Reuben | Behold, a son | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Richard | Powerful ruler | 👦 Boy | English |
| Robert | Bright fame | 👦 Boy | English |
| Selorm | God hears | 🧒 Unisex | Ewe |
| Seth | Appointed; Placed | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Sidney | Wide island | 👦 Boy | English |
| Solomon | Peaceful | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Toby | God is good | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Yaw | Born on Thursday | 👦 Boy | Akan |