The baby name Kwame is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KWAH-may (IPA: /ˈkwɑː.meɪ/).
Kwame is Akan in Origin.
The baby name Kwame is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KWAH-may (IPA: /ˈkwɑː.meɪ/).
Kwame is Akan in Origin.
Kwame is a masculine Akan name from Ghana and neighboring Akan-speaking communities, given to boys born on Saturday as part of the traditional day-naming system (kradin). In Twi and Fante culture, such names express identity and spiritual connection to the day of birth; the female counterpart is Ama. Kwame has been used for centuries among the Ashanti, Fante, and related Akan groups, and it often appears as both given name and surname in West Africa.
The name spread in visibility in the 20th century through figures like Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah, which encouraged wider Pan‑African and diaspora adoption. Common variants reflect regional orthography: Fante forms Kwamena or Kwamina, and the Baoulé/Ivorian spelling Kouamé; Francophone contexts sometimes write Kwamé. Anglicized spellings without diacritics prevail internationally. Despite modern global use, Kwame retains its core meaning - “Saturday-born” - anchoring it to Akan heritage and a living calendar-based naming tradition.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | 0 | #10 | 789 | 5,396 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #14 | 3,660 | 8,138 |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #171 | 9 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #231 | 100 | 6,973 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #247 | 7 | 6,830 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #248 | 25 | 6,876 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #267 | 7 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #288 | 10 | 7,909 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2022 | #306 | 5 | 2,557 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #309 | 11 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #309 | 17 | 7,401 |
| LY | 0 | #334 | 216 | 12,703 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| France | Boys | 2006 | #407 | 5 | 2,720 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #417 | 11 | 2,041 |
| ZA | 0 | #438 | 10 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #657 | 51 | 18,093 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #673 | 10 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #751 | 19 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #843 | 109 | 5,873 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #857 | 36 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #864 | 67 | 5,610 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #882 | 70 | 16,906 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #920 | 33 | 5,697 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,016 | 468 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 149 | 25,619 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,048 | 45 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,201 | 11 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,432 | 15 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,583 | 32 | 28,008 |
Kwame is popular in 48 countries — most recent births per country:
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