Boys' name · since 1987
Kweku
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 81 babies named Kweku, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 81
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kweku sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 81 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kweku has been recorded 81 times among boys since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2019.
- #18,814 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 81 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kweku ranks #18,814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 81
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kweku's 81 recorded births place it above 58.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kweku's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kweku's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kweku popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2019
- Peak year (2002)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Kweku by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (44 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Kweku's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kweku births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 44 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Kweku's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 2010s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kweku: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1987–2019 (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 Kweku 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.