Boys' name · since 1970
Kwaku
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 495 babies named Kwaku, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,893 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kwaku currently ranks #6893 among boys' names in America, with 495 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwaku has been recorded 495 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #6893 nationally and more common than 51% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #7,936 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,893 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 495 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwaku ranks #7,936 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,893 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 495 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,893 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kwaku's 495 recorded births place it above 82.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kwaku compares
495 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Kwaku's all-time total is 34% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kwaku | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 495 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kwaku's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kwaku's full recorded timeline at 2000, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kwaku popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kwaku by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (132 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Kwaku's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kwaku births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 132 births (27% of all-time use).
Kwaku by state
Where Kwaku concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 39 | 7.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.0% |
39 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kwaku's data
- Kwaku's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kwakus (39 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 Kwaku: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
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 Kwaku 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.