Recorded 1989–1992 Boys' name Peak 1990 22 births

Kwamel — boys' name

22 babies named Kwamel 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.

1980s71990s15
1990s
Peak decade

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

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kwamel in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kwamel

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Kwamel between 1989 and 1992, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kwamel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kwamel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kwamel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kwamel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kwamel 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 22 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.

Kwamel at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

22

Since 1989

4 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1989

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1992

Kwamel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1989

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4681012 199219901989 7

Kwamel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 68% of Kwamel's all-time total
1980s71990s15

Kwamel by state

Where Kwamel concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kwamel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 22.7%
New York share of Kwamel's total US births 22.7%

5 of 22 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwamel?
22 babies have been named Kwamel since 1989. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Kwamel most popular?
Kwamel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kwamel most popular?
The top states for the name Kwamel are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Kwamel been used?
Kwamel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 4 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Kwamel?
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, 1989–1992 (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.