Boys' name · since 1970
Kwasi
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 709 babies named Kwasi, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,912 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 709
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kwasi is the #10912 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 709 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwasi has been recorded 709 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #10912 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #6,395 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,912 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 709 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwasi ranks #6,395 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,912 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 709 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,912 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 709
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kwasi's 709 recorded births place it above 85.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kwasi compares
709 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kwasi's all-time total is 92% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kwasi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 709 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kwasi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kwasi's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kwasi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kwasi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (165 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Kwasi's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Kwasi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
155 births
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 165 births (23% of all-time use).
How Kwasi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kwasi's total volume
Kwasi by state
Where Kwasi concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 75 | 10.6% |
| #2 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.7% |
75 of 709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kwasi's data
- Kwasi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kwasis (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kwasi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
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, 1970–2025 (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 Kwasi 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.