Kwame
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KWAH-may
- Origin
- Akan
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,940 for boys
Kwame is a boys' name of Akan origin, meaning “born on Saturday”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 2,940th for boys in the US (42 babies).
What does Kwame mean?
Akan: Akan day name from Ghana
“born on Saturday”
An Akan day name for a boy born on Saturday; Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president, is a famous bearer.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kwame a girl's or a boy's name?
Kwame is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 42 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kwame in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Kwame, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 35 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kwame in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Kwame in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 35 | #798 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 20 | #797 |
How popular is Kwame in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,940among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 41,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 42 boys in the US were named Kwame, making it the 2,940th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,466th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 299 boys. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the boys named Kwame in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kwame in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #2,940 |
| 2024 | 36 | #3,270 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,175 |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,651 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,466 |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,625 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,797 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,148 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,526 |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,283 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,103 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,541 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,125 |
| 2004 | 62 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,176 |
| 2002 | 84 | #1,495 |
| 2001 | 79 | #1,523 |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,920 |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,730 |
| 1998 | 57 | #1,765 |
| 1997 | 60 | #1,654 |
| 1996 | 84 | #1,301 |
| 1995 | 86 | #1,251 |
| 1994 | 123 | #998 |
| 1993 | 111 | #1,043 |
| 1992 | 129 | #941 |
| 1991 | 196 | #719 |
| 1990 | 299 | #582 |
| 1989 | 231 | #654 |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,763 |
| 1987 | 35 | #1,826 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,616 |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,643 |
| 1984 | 48 | #1,364 |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,274 |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,150 |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,270 |
| 1980 | 60 | #1,176 |
| 1979 | 61 | #1,154 |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,410 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,144 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,067 |
| 1975 | 64 | #1,029 |
| 1974 | 75 | #942 |
| 1973 | 91 | #834 |
| 1972 | 105 | #778 |
| 1971 | 76 | #933 |
| 1970 | 44 | #1,253 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,641 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
Names like Kwame
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Boluwatife Oluwademilade Ayomide Oluwatamilore Kenechukwu Obi Kamsiyochukwu Oluwatobi Ademide Ifeoluwa Oluwatobiloba Chukwuebuka
Names related to Kwame
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kwame: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kwame, updated 20 October 2026.