Ama is a girl's name of African origin meaning “born on Saturday.” In 2024 it was given to 18 girls in the United States.
Ama belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “born on Saturday” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ama first appears in Social Security records in 1885. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #846 in 1885, and in 2024 18 babies received the name — 1,035 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ama means “born on Saturday” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ama is a girl name. In 2024, 18 babies received the name in the US.
Ama comes from the African tradition.
Ama first appears in US records in 1885. Its best-ever ranking was #846 in 1885, and 18 babies were given the name in 2024.
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