Kwame

Last seen for girls in 1990 at #9,247 · #2,941 for boys in 2025, 42 births
Given to boys 99.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
#583
1990 · 299 births
Debut · boys
1960
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,955
since 1960

Kwame over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Kwame has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #583, 1990boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,94142
2024—#3,27236
2023—#3,17738
2022—#2,61651
2021—#2,65248
2020—#2,46752
2019—#2,62649
2018—#2,94340
2017—#2,79843
2016—#2,47751
2015—#3,14936
2014—#2,92939
2013—#2,52848
2012—#2,41552
2011—#2,28456
2010—#2,57947
2009—#2,94640
2008—#2,10465
2007—#2,92040
2006—#2,54247
2005—#2,12957
2004—#1,95362
2003—#2,18050
2002—#1,49884
2001—#1,52779
2000—#1,92454
1999—#1,73359
1998—#1,76857
1997—#1,65760
1996—#1,30384
1995—#1,25686
1994—#1,002123
1993—#1,047111
1992—#944129
1991—#723196
1990#9,2478#583299
1989—#657231
1988—#1,76839
1987—#1,82935
1986—#1,61740
1985—#1,64438
1984—#1,36548
1983—#1,27552
1982—#1,15063
1981—#1,27052
1980—#1,17660
1979—#1,15461
1978#9,7505#1,41043
1977#9,6525#1,14458
1976#9,2845#1,06761
1975—#1,02964
1974—#94275
1973—#83491
1972#7,2926#778105
1971#5,5439#93376
1970—#1,25344
1969—#1,64225
1968—#2,57611
1967—#2,9858
1966—#2,46511
1965—#2,27013
1964—#2,8549
1963—#2,8589
1962—#3,6406
1961—#2,53811
1960—#3,6656
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First appearance
1960

The first year at least five boys were named Kwame! It came in at #3,665, and was given to 6 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1960, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Kwame is popular in 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedMNIllinois: #549 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,521 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedWIMichigan: #463 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,890 boysMINew York: #438 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 5,299 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #699 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 11,549 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #259 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,869 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedHITexas: #1,047 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 21,279 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Kwame, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#259 · 1 in 1,869
  2. New York#438 · 1 in 5,299
  3. Michigan#463 · 1 in 6,890
  4. Illinois#549 · 1 in 7,521
  5. California#699 · 1 in 11,549

Best ever in a state: #220 in South Carolina, 1989.

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StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#25951 in 1,869
New York#438231 in 5,299
Michigan#463101 in 6,890
Illinois#549111 in 7,521
California#699131 in 11,549
Texas#1,04751 in 21,279
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See more about Kwame
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 331 spots since 2024 (#3,272 → #2,941)
  • 474 spots since 2020 (#2,467 → #2,941)
  • 208 spots since 2015 (#3,149 → #2,941)
  • Biggest jump: 1,111 spots in 1989 (#1,768 → #657)
  • Biggest drop: 221 spots in 1992 (#723 → #944)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1960
  • Peaked 1990 at #583 (299 births)
  • Births halved by 1992, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 1971–1974
Share of babies · boys
1 in 6,870
  • Highest: 1 in 6,870 boys born in 1990 were named Kwame (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 40,668 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 30.4% of all boys named Kwame (1,204) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s109#1,642 (1969)#2,749
1970s678#778 (1972)#1,054
1980s658#657 (1989)#1,375
1990s1,204#583 (1990)#1,202
2000s578#1,498 (2002)#2,172
2010s461#2,284 (2011)#2,673
2020s267#2,467 (2020)#2,854

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kwame in 1972

girls
#7,292
6 births · 1 in 253,541 girls
boys
#778
105 births · 1 in 15,444 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #7,292Kwame6

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #778Kwame105
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 253,541 of them was named Kwame, which outranked 24.6% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kwame
  1. #6,558Yukiko7
  2. #6,558Zorina7
  3. #6,558Zully7
  4. #7,292Kwame6
  5. #7,292Adonia6
  6. #7,292Afua6
  7. #7,292Aggie6
  8. #8,292Aarona5
  9. #8,292Abigale5
  10. #8,292Adabel5

Tied with 999 names at #7,292; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 15,444 of them was named Kwame, which outranked 86.5% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kwame
  1. #770Mitchel107
  2. #776Bernardo106
  3. #776Raymundo106
  4. #778Kwame105
  5. #778Brendon105
  6. #778Jasper105
  7. #778Jerrold105
  8. #783Cliff104
  9. #783Gregorio104
  10. #783Keenan104

Tied with 4 names at #778; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1972 →