Girl’s name · African

Adesuwa

How to say it: ah-deh-SOO-wah · /ɑdeˈsuwɑ/

Edo 'in the midst of prosperity' - prominent Benin-Nigerian name for girls.

Adesuwa was the 8,533rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 9 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 27% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #9,302 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#8,533for girls in 2025
1 in 368,371US babies
9born in 2025
#9,302projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Adesuwa
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#8,533
Babies born in 20259
Share of births1 in 368,371
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years+27%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#9,302
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Adesuwa is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 3 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Adesuwa also love

Nicknames

  • Ade
  • Suwa
  • Uwa

Honouring a Adesuwa in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Adesuwa is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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