Kwaku vs Kwame

Side-by-side comparison of Kwaku and Kwame — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kwaku

Boy name · Rank #9144

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Name B

Kwame

Boy name · Rank #3286

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Metric Kwaku Kwame
Current Rank #9144 #3286
Total Births (all years) 483 3,913
Peak Year 1995 1990
Peak Year Births 18 299
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1960

Births by Decade

Decade Kwaku Kwame
1960ss — 109
1970ss 42 678
1980ss 62 658
1990ss 111 1,204
2000ss 132 578
2010ss 87 461
2020ss 49 225

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kwaku Kwame
2014 11 39
2015 6 36
2016 12 51
2017 — 43
2018 8 40
2019 10 49
2020 11 52
2021 12 48
2022 8 51
2023 10 38
2024 8 36

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1970–2024.

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