Boys' name · since 1989

Kwamain

Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Kwamain, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#29,426 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade

Kwamain is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 19 have been recorded since 1989.

Social Security Administration records show Kwamain recorded 19 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1990.

  • #29,426 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 19 born since 1989
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwamain ranks #29,426 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.

#29,426 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kwamain's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kwamain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kwamain splits its recorded history at 1990: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kwamain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
68101214 19891990 12

Kwamain by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 63% of the file).

1990s was Kwamain's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Kwamain births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwamain? ▼
19 babies have been named Kwamain since 1989. All-time, it sits at #29,426 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
Where does Kwamain sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwamain ranks #29,426 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kwamain most popular? ▼
Kwamain was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Kwamain been used? ▼
Kwamain has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 2 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Kwamain? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kwame, Kwabena, Kwasi, Kwan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nearby Names Like Kwamain

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kwamain

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Kwasi Boy
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Kwan Boy
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Kwaku Boy
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kwamain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–1990 (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 Kwamain 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.