Recorded 1976–1996 Boys' name Peak 1996 18 births

Kumasi — boys' name

18 babies named Kumasi in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s51990s7
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kumasi was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kumasi in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kumasi

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Kumasi between 1976 and 1996, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kumasi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kumasi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kumasi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kumasi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kumasi at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

18

Since 1976

21 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1976

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1996

Kumasi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1976

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199619811976 6

Kumasi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 39% of Kumasi's all-time total
1970s61980s51990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kumasi?
18 babies have been named Kumasi since 1976. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Kumasi most popular?
Kumasi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kumasi been used?
Kumasi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 21 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Kumasi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kumar, Kumail, Kumari, Kuma, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.