How Many People Are Named Nanakwame?
An estimated 24 people in the United States have the first name Nanakwame. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Nanakwame peaked in popularity in 2024 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nanakwame 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 Nanakwame paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nanakwame is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
24
About 1 in 14,281,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
9 births
Total Registered
24
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nanakwame
Nanakwame is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 24 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nanakwame as a male name
Ranked #8,731 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (9 births)
Nanakwame: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nanakwame span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 15 babies were registered. While Nanakwame is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nanakwame by Decade
How has Nanakwame 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.
Nanakwame + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nanakwame as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nanakwame: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nanakwame?
We estimate approximately 24 people named Nanakwame 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 14,281,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Nanakwame a common name?
Nanakwame is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nanakwame most popular?
Nanakwame reached peak popularity in 2024, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nanakwame is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nanakwame a male name?
Nanakwame is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nanakwame Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nanakwame Smith, Nanakwame Johnson, Nanakwame 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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