Recorded 1999–2009 Boys' name Peak 2002 63 births

Kwali — boys' name

63 babies named Kwali in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s57
2000s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Kwali was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kwali in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kwali

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Kwali between 1999 and 2009, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kwali currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kwali performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kwali shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kwali 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 63 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.

Kwali at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

63

Since 1999

11 years of records

Peak year

2002

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1999

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2009

Kwali popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1999

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2002)
11
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 200920082006200520042003200220011999 6

Kwali by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
57 births that decade — 90% of Kwali's all-time total
1990s62000s57

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwali?
63 babies have been named Kwali since 1999. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2002 with 11 births.
When was Kwali most popular?
Kwali was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Kwali been used?
Kwali has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 11 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kwali?
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, 1999–2009 (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.