The first name Kwame

In 2025, 11 boys were named Kwame, making it the 2,133rd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 35 births (#733).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kwame with other names.

In 2025, 42 boys born in the United States were named Kwame, the 2,962nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 299 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Kwame Brown
  American basketball player (born 1982)
• Kwame Kilpatrick
  American politician and football player, born 1970
• Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe
  Association football player (born 1987)
• Kwame Raoul
  American politician, born 1964
• Kwame Watson-Siriboe
  American soccer player, born 1986
• Kwame Quee
  Association football player, born 1996
• Stokely Carmichael
  American activist (1941-1998)

What does the name Kwame mean?

Kwame means “born on saturday” in Akan.

What is the origin of the name Kwame?

An ancient and traditional Akan day-name meaning "born on Saturday". Popularized in the 1960s when Kwame Nkrumah was the Prime Minister of Ghana.

How popular is the name Kwame?

In 2025, 11 boys born in England and Wales were named Kwame, ranking 2,133rd. Its peak was 2006, with 35 births.

Is Kwame a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 3,993 US babies named Kwame since 1880 were boys.

When was Kwame most popular?

1990 in the United States, when 299 babies were named Kwame, its highest rank at 583rd.

How do you pronounce Kwame?

Kwame is /ˈkwɑː.meɪ/, one syllable.