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 #9178

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Name B

Kwame

Boy name · Rank #3299

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Metric Kwaku Kwame
Current Rank #9178 #3299
Total Births (all years) 495 3,955
Peak Year 1995 1990
Peak Year Births 18 299
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1960

Births by Decade

Decade Kwaku Kwame
1960s - 109
1970s 42 678
1980s 62 658
1990s 111 1,204
2000s 132 578
2010s 87 461
2020s 61 267

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
2025 12 42

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, 1970–2025.

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