Ama

AH-mah

Ewe, Akan, Ghanaian, Cherokee

"born on Saturday; water"

Ama Origin and Meaning

The name Ama is a girl's name of African origin meaning "born on Saturday; water".

Ama is a day name used by the Akan people of Ghana for girls born on Saturday. Names that reference a baby's birth by day of the week, time of day, or season of the year are common in many African cultures. Ama is one that can be used happily by parents who live in English-speaking countries.

While there are many girls' names that contain Ama as an element and might use it as a short form — from Amalia to Amaryllis to Samara — there were only a handful of girls named Ama in the US in a recent year.

Ama Rank in US Top 1000

# 846 in the US

Ama Popularity

• 1754 Nameberry 2023

20 Names Similar to Ama

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Ama.

• Alaysia
• Amata
• Amma
• Ina
• Aud
• Malika
• Inbar
• Ena
• Alika
• Adelind
• Lally
• Elthea
• Aracelia
• Oonah
• Melia
• Alette
• Elvy
• Dominga
• Edeline
• Ammie

Famous People Named Ama

• Ama Benyiwa Doe (born Comfort Saah), Ghanaian politician
• Nana Ama McBrown (born Felicity Ama Agyemang) Ghanaian actress
• Shola Ama (born Mathurin Campbell) English R&B singer

Ama in Pop Culture

• Ama (born Nandzi) main character in "Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade" by Manu Herbstein
• Jaal Ama Darav character in the game "Mass Effect: Andromeda"