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Kwabena

Boy

Meaning of Kwabena: Akan: 'born on Tuesday'

Kwabena is a boy's name most strongly associated with Akan naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5741st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5741

15 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

716

First recorded 1970 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 20 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 28 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 22 babies2013: 20 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 12 babies2016: 16 babies2017: 7 babies2018: 14 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 15 babies
US babies named Kwabena per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 28.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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