Boys' name · since 1970
Kwabena
716 babies named Kwabena in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,943 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 716
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kwabena is the #5943 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 716 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Kwabena recorded 716 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #5943 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #6,337 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,943 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 716 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwabena ranks #6,337 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,943 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 716 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,943 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 716
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kwabena's 716 recorded births place it above 86.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kwabena compares
716 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kwabena's all-time total is 94% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kwabena | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 716 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kwabena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kwabena's full recorded timeline at 1998, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kwabena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kwabena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (182 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Kwabena's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kwabena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
182 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 182 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kwabena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kwabena's total volume
Kwabena by state
Where Kwabena concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 53 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 16 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
53 of 716 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kwabena's data
- Kwabena's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kwabenas (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kwabena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kwabena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.