Born on Thursday
Nanayaw is a traditional day name from the Akan people of Ghana. It is a combination of the prefix 'Nana', a title of respect or royalty, and 'Yaw', the specific name for a male child born on a Thursday.
Less common today
Nanayaw isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,399 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Ghanaian sports administrator and football mogul
Ghanaian highlife and afrobeat singer known as Sunsum
