Boys' name · since 1973
Kwadwo
284 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.
- #10,920 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,400 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
284 babies have been named Kwadwo since 1973, making it today's #8400 boys' name.
Kwadwo has 284 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8400 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #10,920 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,400 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 284 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwadwo ranks #10,920 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,400 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 284 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,920 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,400 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kwadwo's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kwadwo compares
284 44th percentile among 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
Kwadwo's all-time total is 23% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kwadwo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 284 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kwadwo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kwadwo's full recorded timeline at 2006, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kwadwo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kwadwo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (82 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Kwadwo's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kwadwo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 82 births (29% of all-time use).
Kwadwo by state
Where Kwadwo concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 284 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kwadwo's data
- Kwadwo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kwadwos (5 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 Kwadwo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Kwadwo 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.