Recorded 1972–2008 Boys' name Peak 1973 27 births

Nkrumah — boys' name

27 babies named Nkrumah in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s222000s5
1970s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Nkrumah was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nkrumah in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nkrumah

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Nkrumah between 1972 and 2008, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nkrumah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nkrumah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nkrumah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nkrumah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nkrumah at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

27

Since 1972

37 years of records

Peak year

1973

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1972

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2008

Nkrumah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1972

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1973)
9
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Nkrumah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 81% of Nkrumah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nkrumah?
27 babies have been named Nkrumah since 1972. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1973 with 9 births.
When was Nkrumah most popular?
Nkrumah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Nkrumah been used?
Nkrumah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 37 years of data through 2008.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.