How Many People Are Named Kwame?
An estimated 3,808 people in the United States have the first name Kwame. It is predominantly male (99.0%). The average bearer is 32 years old, and Kwame peaked in popularity in 1990 with 307 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kwame as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kwame paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,808
About 1 in 90,009 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1990
307 births
Total Registered
3,951
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kwame
Kwame is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,951 total births registered, 99.0% were male.
Kwame as a male name
Ranked #3,297 in 2024
36 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (299 births)
Kwame as a female name
Ranked #9,733 in 1990
8 female births in 1990
Peak: 1971 (9 births)
Kwame: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kwame span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,212 babies were registered. Kwame has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kwame by Decade
How has Kwame tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kwame by State
Birth registrations for Kwame span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Alabama. On average, about 87 Kwames were registered per state.
Kwame + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kwame as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kwame
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kwame: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kwame?
We estimate approximately 3,808 people named Kwame are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 90,009 Americans share this first name.
Is Kwame a common name?
Kwame is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,951 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kwame most popular?
Kwame reached peak popularity in 1990, when 307 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kwame is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kwame a male name?
Kwame is predominantly male. 99.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kwame Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kwame Smith, Kwame Johnson, Kwame Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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