Boys' name · since 1989
Kwamane
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Kwamane, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,557 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 135
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
135 babies have been named Kwamane since 1989, making it today's #12557 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwamane has been recorded 135 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #12557 nationally and more common than 10% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #15,463 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,557 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 135 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwamane ranks #15,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,557 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 135 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,557 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 135
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kwamane's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Kwamane compares
135 31st 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
Kwamane's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kwamane | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 135 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kwamane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kwamane's full recorded timeline at 1994, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kwamane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kwamane by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (89 births, 66% of the file).
1990s was Kwamane's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Kwamane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 89 births (66% of all-time use).
Kwamane by state
Where Kwamane concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 7 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 7 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 3.7% |
7 of 135 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kwamane's data
- Kwamane's decade-level peak was the 1990s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Kwamanes (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kwamane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Kwamane 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.