Recorded 1989–2014 Boys' name Peak 1990 130 births

Kwamane — boys' name

130 babies named Kwamane 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.

1980s311990s892010s10
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Kwamane was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

35 babies were named Kwamane in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kwamane

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Kwamane between 1989 and 2014, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kwamane currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kwamane performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kwamane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kwamane in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kwamane 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 130 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.

Kwamane at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

130

Since 1989

26 years of records

Peak year

1990

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1989

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2014

Kwamane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1989

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1990)
35
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 201420101995199419931992199119901989 31

Kwamane by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
89 births that decade — 68% of Kwamane's all-time total
1980s311990s892010s10

Kwamane by state

Where Kwamane concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kwamane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
7 5.4%
#2 Virginia
7 5.4%
#3 Florida
5 3.8%
North Carolina share of Kwamane's total US births 5.4%
Even split

7 of 130 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwamane?
130 babies have been named Kwamane since 1989. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1990 with 35 births.
When was Kwamane most popular?
Kwamane was most popular in the 1990s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kwamane most popular?
The top states for the name Kwamane are North Carolina (7 births), Virginia (7 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kwamane been used?
Kwamane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 26 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Kwamane?
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, 1989–2014 (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.