Kweku
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KWEH-koo
- Origin
- Akan
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Kweku is a boys' name of Akan origin, meaning “born on Wednesday”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Kweku mean?
Akan: Fante day name
“born on Wednesday”
Akan day name for a Wednesday-born boy, shared by Kweku Ananse, the spider trickster of Akan folklore.
Is Kweku a girl's or a boy's name?
Kweku is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kweku in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 233% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Kweku, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2005, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Kweku in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Kweku
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kenechukwu Kamsiyochukwu Kwame Tobechukwu Ifechukwu Naetochukwu Somtochukwu Achim Obi Ifeoluwa Enioluwa Araoluwa
Names related to Kweku
More Akan names
Nana Mansa Ashanti Kofi Ohemaa Akosua Obrempong Ama Kwabena Akua Nhyira Abena Kwadwo Adom Yaa Maame
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kweku: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kweku, updated 20 October 2026.