The baby name Kwamena is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kwah-MEH-nah (approx. /kwɑːˈmɛnə/).
Kwamena is Akan in Origin.
The baby name Kwamena is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kwah-MEH-nah (approx. /kwɑːˈmɛnə/).
Kwamena is Akan in Origin.
Kwamena is an Akan (specifically Fante) masculine day-name meaning “born on Saturday.” It belongs to the kradin system in which children receive names from the weekday of birth; in Fante, Saturday is Memeneda, and the male form surfaces as Kwamena or Kwamina, closely related to the Twi/Akuapem Kwame.
Attested across coastal Ghana for centuries, Kwamena appears in church registers, trading records, and modern civic documents, often paired with English or biblical forenames. Usage remains strong in Fante-speaking areas and the Ghanaian diaspora, where it may serve as a first or middle name. Established variants include Kwame (Twi), Kwamina, and the short form Kwami (also found in Ewe and cross-ethnic usage), with Paa Kwamena a common Fante honorific compound; the feminine counterpart is Ama. Spelling choices typically reflect dialect and family tradition, but all forms retain the core Saturday-birth meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | 0 | #228 | 16 | 5,396 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #278 | 69 | 8,138 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Kwamena is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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