Recorded 1989–2019 Boys' name Peak 1990 149 births

Kwamaine — boys' name

149 babies named Kwamaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s922000s72010s21
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Kwamaine was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

34 babies were named Kwamaine in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kwamaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Kwamaine between 1989 and 2019, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kwamaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kwamaine performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kwamaine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Kwamaine in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kwamaine 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 149 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.

Kwamaine at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

149

Since 1989

31 years of records

Peak year

1990

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1989

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2019

Kwamaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1989

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1990)
34
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
010203040 20192015201120081996199519931992199119901989 29

Kwamaine by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
92 births that decade — 62% of Kwamaine's all-time total
1980s291990s922000s72010s21

Kwamaine by state

Where Kwamaine concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kwamaine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
7 4.7%
#2 South Carolina
7 4.7%
#3 Georgia
5 3.4%
Florida share of Kwamaine's total US births 4.7%
Even split

7 of 149 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwamaine?
149 babies have been named Kwamaine since 1989. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1990 with 34 births.
When was Kwamaine most popular?
Kwamaine was most popular in the 1990s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kwamaine most popular?
The top states for the name Kwamaine are Florida (7 births), South Carolina (7 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Kwamaine been used?
Kwamaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 31 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Kwamaine?
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, 1989–2019 (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.