Is Kwame a boy or girl name?
Kwame is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 36 boys were named Kwame, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1% of the 3,951 US babies named Kwame were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,297
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kwame since 1960
- 3,951
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 307 babies
Boys and girls named Kwame, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 678 | 30 | 4.2% |
| 1980s | 658 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,204 | 8 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 578 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 461 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 225 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | #3,297 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,198 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,636 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,678 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,646 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,973 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,826 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,499 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,193 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,959 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,433 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,302 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,611 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,972 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,956 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 62 | #1,966 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 84 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 79 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 57 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 60 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 84 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 86 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 123 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 111 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 129 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 196 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 299 | #583 | 8 | #9,733 |
| 1989 | 231 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 35 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 48 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 60 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 61 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,421 | 5 | #10,561 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,152 | 5 | #10,419 |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,078 | 5 | #10,045 |
| 1975 | 64 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 75 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 91 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 105 | #781 | 6 | #7,735 |
| 1971 | 76 | #937 | 9 | #5,769 |
| 1970 | 44 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,672 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,123 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,553 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,969 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,965 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,845 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,632 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,870 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kwame reached #583 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #5,769 in 1971. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.