US rank #7338 Boys' name Peak 2005 275 births

Kwadwo — #7338 US boys' name

275 babies named Kwadwo in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s271990s442000s822010s782020s39
#7338
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kwadwo was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kwadwo in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kwadwo

The Social Security Administration has registered 275 babies named Kwadwo between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kwadwo currently holds the #7338 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kwadwo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kwadwo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kwadwo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kwadwo 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 275 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.

Kwadwo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

275

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2005

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,338

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kwadwo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
15
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 20242018201320082003199719881973 5

Kwadwo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
82 births that decade — 30% of Kwadwo's all-time total
1970s51980s271990s442000s822010s782020s39

Kwadwo by state

Where Kwadwo concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kwadwo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.8%
New York share of Kwadwo's total US births 1.8%

5 of 275 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwadwo?
275 babies have been named Kwadwo since 1973. It currently ranks #7338 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 15 births.
When was Kwadwo most popular?
Kwadwo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Kwadwo most popular?
The top states for the name Kwadwo are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Kwadwo been used?
Kwadwo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kwadwo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kwame, Kwasi, Kwabena, Kwan, and 4 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, 1973–2024 (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.