Boys' name · since 1994

Kweisi

49 babies named Kweisi in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,338 of 45,481
all-time among boys
49
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade

49 boys have been named Kweisi since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kweisi has 49 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2000.

  • #22,338 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 49 born since 1994
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kweisi ranks #22,338 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.

#22,338 of 45,481
all-time among boys
49
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kweisi's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kweisi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kweisi's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kweisi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2000

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1997)
13
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
468101214 199419951996199719982000 5

Kweisi by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (44 births, 90% of the file).

1990s was Kweisi's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.

Kweisi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44 births (90% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kweisi?
Kweisi has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,338 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2000. 13 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
Where does Kweisi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kweisi ranks #22,338 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kweisi most popular?
Kweisi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Kweisi been used?
The SSA has tracked Kweisi since 1994 -- 7 years through the most recent 2000 data.
What names are similar to Kweisi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kwesi, Kweli, Kweku, Kwentin, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kweisi's data

  • Kweisi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kweisi

Nearby Names Like Kweisi

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kweisi

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kweisi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2000 (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 Kweisi 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.