The baby name Kwesi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KWEH-see (IPA: /ˈkwɛsi/).
Kwesi is Akan in Origin.
The baby name Kwesi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KWEH-see (IPA: /ˈkwɛsi/).
Kwesi is Akan in Origin.
Kwesi is a masculine Akan given name from Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, rooted in the culture’s day-naming system (kradin). It denotes a boy born on Sunday, a day associated with vitality and leadership in Akan cosmology. The pronunciation typically approximates KWEH-see.
Usage spans Fante and coastal Akan communities where Kwesi is common, while cognate forms vary by dialect and register: Kwasi (Asante/Akuapem Twi), Akwasi (more formal or in compound names), and anglicized spellings such as Kweisi or Kweesi used in the diaspora. The traditional female counterpart is Akosua. Though anchored in indigenous practice, the name has traveled widely through migration, appearing among scholars, artists, and athletes (e.g., economist Kwesi Botchwey and musician Kwesi Arthur), keeping the Sunday-born identity visible beyond West Africa.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | Boys | 0 | #64 | 972 | 8,138 |
| GH | 0 | #81 | 223 | 5,396 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #255 | 18 | 6,876 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #305 | 20 | 6,973 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #325 | 7 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| LY | 0 | #525 | 11 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #695 | 13 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #883 | 10 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #915 | 16 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #936 | 16 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #938 | 14 | 16,906 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,155 | 24 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,423 | 49 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Kwesi is popular in 32 countries — most recent births per country:
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