Boys' name · since 1972
Nkrumah
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Nkrumah, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nkrumah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 27 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nkrumah has been recorded 27 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2008.
- #26,748 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nkrumah ranks #26,748 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nkrumah's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nkrumah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nkrumah's full recorded timeline at 1978, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nkrumah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2008
- Peak year (1973)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Nkrumah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (22 births, 81% of the file).
1970s was Nkrumah's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Nkrumah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).
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- Nkrumah's decade-level peak was the 1970s (22 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 Nkrumah
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nkrumah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1972–2008 (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 Nkrumah 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.