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Boy name Akan origin Multiple tradition

Kwame

KWAH-mee · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Born on Saturday
Language
Akan
Culture
Ghanaian/Akan
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3297
2024 births36
Peak year1990
First appeared1960
Total US births3,913
1990 peak19601976199220082024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Kwa
Alternate spellings
KwamehKwami
In other languages
Kwame (Akan)

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