Boys' name · since 2021

Kwest

11 babies named Kwest in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#33,787 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade

Kwest is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2021.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwest has been recorded 11 times among boys since 2021, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2022.

  • #33,787 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 2021
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwest ranks #33,787 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.

#33,787 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2021
2020s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Kwest's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% 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.

Kwest's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kwest's full recorded timeline at 2022, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kwest popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2021)
6
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 20212022 5

Kwest by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Kwest's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kwest births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwest? ▼
Kwest has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2021, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,787 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 6 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Kwest sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwest ranks #33,787 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 Kwest most popular? ▼
Kwest was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Kwest been used? ▼
Records for Kwest go back to 2021, giving 2 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Kwest? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kwesi, Kweli, Kweku, Kweisi, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Kwest

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kwest: 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, 2021–2022 (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 Kwest 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.