Recorded 1993–1999 Boys' name Peak 1998 18 births

Kwante — boys' name

18 babies named Kwante in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s18
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kwante was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kwante in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kwante

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Kwante between 1993 and 1999, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kwante currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kwante performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kwante 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 18 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.

Kwante at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

18

Since 1993

7 years of records

Peak year

1998

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1993

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1999

Kwante popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1993

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199919981993 6

Kwante by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 100% of Kwante's all-time total
1990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwante?
18 babies have been named Kwante since 1993. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1998 with 7 births.
When was Kwante most popular?
Kwante was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Kwante been used?
Kwante has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 7 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Kwante?
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, 1993–1999 (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.