Kwame

Where Kwame comes from

An ancient and traditional Akan day-name meaning "born on Saturday". Popularized in the 1960s when Kwame Nkrumah was the Prime Minister of Ghana.
— Wiktionary's entry for Kwame
  • Akan
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1909
    Kwame Nkrumah born
    Ghanaian politician
  2. 1954
    Kwame Anthony Appiah born
    Ghanian-British-American philosopher and writer
  3. 1960
    First appearance
    #3,665 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1990
    Peak, #583
    299 babies named Kwame — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1992
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #944.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Akan, given to a male child born on a Saturday; variant forms Kwamé, Kouamé, Kwami, Kwamena, Kwamina.
Namesakes
  • Kwame Nkrumah · Ghanaian politician, 1909–1972
  • Kwame Anthony Appiah · Ghanian-British-American philosopher and writer, born 1954
  • Kwame Brown · American basketball player, born 1982
  • Kwame Ayew · Ghanaian footballer, born 1973
  • Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong · Ghanaian alpine skier, born 1974

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.