Boakye is an Ashanti surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Emmanuel Boakye (born 1985), Ghanaian footballer
George Boakye (1937–1979), Ghanaian airman and politician
Isaac Boakye (born 1981), Ghanaian footballer
Isaac Boakye (footballer born 1984), Ghanaian footballer
Kofi Nti Boakye (born 1987), Ghanaian footballer
Kwasi Boakye (1827–1904), Dutch mining engineer and prince of the Ashanti Empire
Kwesi Boakye (born 1999), American actor
Lynette Yiadom Boakye (born 1977), English artist
Richmond Boakye (born 1993), Ghanaian professional footballer
