Entry № 8166 · Other origin

Poku Poku — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ POH-koo /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Akan day-name (Ghana foundational)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "akan day-name (ghana foundational)".

Poku is from the Other Poku. A modern American baby name in the broader Other heritage aesthetic. Poku is a foundational name with deep heritage. Akan Poku foundational central Akan female day-name + foundational central in Akan Twi day-naming heritage + foundational central in pan-Akan + Ashanti + Fante cultural heritage + foundational central in Ghana + Cote dIvoire heritage + foundational Pokou Akwa Boni foundational central Queen Pokou ~1730 CE foundational central Baoulé queen who founded Baoulé people of Cote dIvoire + foundational central in pan-West African heritage + foundational ~20 million Akan speakers worldwide. Foundational Other feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Other heritage.

Akan day-name (Ghana foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Akan *Poku* foundational central Akan female day-name + foundational central in Akan Twi day-naming heritage + foundational central in pan-Akan + Ashanti + Fante cultural heritage + foundational central in Ghana + Cote dIvoire heritage + foundational *Pokou Akwa Boni* foundational central Queen Pokou ~1730 CE foundational central Baoulé queen who founded Baoulé people of Cote dIvoire + foundational central in pan-West African heritage + foundational ~20 million Akan speakers worldwide

The name in its native script.

Poku
Transliteration
Poku
Pronunciation
/ ˈpoʊ.kuː /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Poku stands.

Poku does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Pokus before her.

Real people

In fiction
Queen Pokou ~1730 / Baoulé founder
Akan female day-name + Queen Pokou ~1730 Baoulé queen who founded Baoulé people of Cote dIvoire + Akan Twi day-naming + Ashanti Empire + ~20 million Akan speakers
African heritage

Names connected to Poku.

The number behind Poku.

9

The Giver

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Poku reduce to 9, The Giver. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.