The baby name Kudakwashe is a Unisex name and is pronounced koo-dah-kwah-sheh (IPA: /ku.da.kwa.ʃe/).
Kudakwashe is Shona in Origin.
The baby name Kudakwashe is a Unisex name and is pronounced koo-dah-kwah-sheh (IPA: /ku.da.kwa.ʃe/).
Kudakwashe is Shona in Origin.
Kudakwashe is a Shona given name from Zimbabwe, built from kuda (“to wish, to love, to desire”) + kwaShe (“of the Lord”). It means “the will of God” or “God’s wish,” and is used for all genders. The name sits within a Shona practice of meaningful, sentence-like names expressing faith or family hopes.
Its use grew in the 20th century with Christian influence and remains common in Zimbabwe and the diaspora. Parents choose it to affirm trust in divine purpose, including after difficult pregnancies or unexpected births. Everyday forms include the nickname Kuda; stylistic spellings such as Kuda-KwaShe or Kuda kwaShe reflect hyphenation or spacing. Related theophoric Shona names include Anesu (“God is with us”), Tatenda (“we are thankful”), and Tendai (“give thanks”).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #118 | 32 | 4,685 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #145 | 7 | 4,216 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #220 | 16 | 6,830 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #325 | 7 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| ZA | 0 | #404 | 44 | 14,421 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #533 | 945 | 25,619 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,026 | 116 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Kudakwashe is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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