Gyasi
Gyasi is both a surname and given name popular in Ghana. Notable people with this name include:
Meaning & Origin of Gyasi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gyasi is both a surname and given name popular in Ghana. Notable people with this name include:
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The Story of Gyasi
Gyasi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 21 Gyasis were born — ranking #3,764 that year. As of 2026, Gyasi ranks #8,914 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 438 Gyasis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Gyasi
Gyasi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 438 births in the dataset. Gyasi's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #3,764. Use the chart and map above to compare Gyasi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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