How Many People Are Named Kweli?
An estimated 235 people in the United States have the first name Kweli. It is predominantly male (95.4%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Kweli peaked in popularity in 2003 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kweli 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 Kweli paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
235
About 1 in 1,458,529 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.4% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2003
34 births
Total Registered
239
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kweli
Kweli is predominantly male (95.4%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kweli as a male name
Ranked #13,317 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2003 (34 births)
Kweli as a female name
Ranked #10,562 in 1978
5 female births in 1978
Peak: 1974 (6 births)
Kweli: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kweli span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 149 babies were registered. Kweli has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kweli by Decade
How has Kweli 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.
Kweli by State
Kweli + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kweli as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kweli
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kweli: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kweli?
We estimate approximately 235 people named Kweli 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 1,458,529 Americans share this first name.
Is Kweli a common name?
Kweli is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 239 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kweli most popular?
Kweli reached peak popularity in 2003, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kweli is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kweli a male name?
Kweli is predominantly male. 95.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kweli Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kweli Smith, Kweli Johnson, Kweli 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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