Recorded 1975–2020 Boys' name Peak 1994 39 births

Kwami — boys' name

39 babies named Kwami in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s101990s182020s5
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kwami was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kwami in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kwami

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Kwami between 1975 and 2020, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kwami currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kwami performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kwami shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kwami 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 39 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.

Kwami at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

39

Since 1975

46 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1975

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kwami popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1975

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2020199619941992198919811975 6

Kwami by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 46% of Kwami's all-time total
1970s61980s101990s182020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwami?
39 babies have been named Kwami since 1975. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Kwami most popular?
Kwami was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Kwami been used?
Kwami has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 46 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kwami?
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, 1975–2020 (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.