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Kwaku

Boy

Meaning of Kwaku: Akan: 'born on Wednesday'

Kwaku is a boy's name most strongly associated with Akan naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6632nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6632

12 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

495

First recorded 1970 · peak 2002

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 13 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 11 babies2015: 6 babies2016: 12 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 8 babies2019: 10 babies2020: 11 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 8 babies2023: 10 babies2024: 8 babies2025: 12 babies
US babies named Kwaku per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 18.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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