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Qua-meh
Kwame
OriginGhanaian, Akan
Meaning"born on Saturday"
GenderBoy
US Rank#947
Top 1000
NB Rank#2619
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About Kwame
The name Kwame is currently ranked #947 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #583 in 1990. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in KWAME, KWAME, and KWAME. Kwame is occasionally used for girls in 1990.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,959 | 39 | 20.3 |
| 2015 | #3,193 | 36 | 18.8 |
| 2016 | #2,499 | 51 | 26.9 |
| 2017 | #2,826 | 43 | 23.2 |
| 2018 | #2,973 | 40 | 22 |
| 2019 | #2,646 | 49 | 27.3 |
| 2020 | #2,490 | 52 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | #2,678 | 48 | 27.4 |
| 2022 | #2,636 | 51 | 29.2 |
| 2023 | #3,198 | 38 | 22.2 |
| 2024 | #3,297 | 36 | 20.9 |
| 2025 | #2,962 | 42 | 24.6 |
World rankings
Famous Kwames
- Kwame Nkrumah
1st President of Ghana
- Kwame James Brown
American basketball player
- Kwame Ayew
Ghanaian footballer
- Kwame Watson
Siriboe, American soccer player
- Kwame Harris
Jamaican NFL football player
- Kwame Anthony Appiah
British novelist and philosopher
- Kwame Holland
American rapper and producer
- Kwame Kwei
Armah (born Ian Roberts), British actor and playwright
- Kwame Touré (born Stokely Carmichael)
Trinidadian,American civil rights leader
- Kwame Alexander
American children's author
Kwame in pop culture
- Kwame O'Rielly
character on British TV series "Metrosexuality"
- Kwame
one of the Planeteers on animated series "Captain Planet"
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