Boys' name · since 1993
Kwante
Kwante has 18 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,774 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kwante sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Kwante recorded 18 times among boys since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 1999.
- #29,774 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwante ranks #29,774 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,774 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kwante's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kwante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kwante splits its recorded history at 1998: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kwante popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1999
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kwante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Kwante's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kwante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kwante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1993–1999 (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 Kwante 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.