Kwame vs Kwan

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

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Kwame

Boy name · Rank #3286

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Name B

Kwan

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Metric Kwame Kwan
Current Rank #3286 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 3,913 530
Peak Year 1990 1975
Peak Year Births 299 21
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1960 1969

Births by Decade

Decade Kwame Kwan
1960ss 109 6
1970ss 678 133
1980ss 658 85
1990ss 1,204 130
2000ss 578 95
2010ss 461 66
2020ss 225 15

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kwame Kwan
2014 39 7
2015 36 —
2016 51 6
2017 43 9
2018 40 11
2019 49 7
2020 52 10
2021 48 —
2022 51 5
2023 38 —
2024 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, 1960–2024.

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