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Kwame

boy name · African origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

traditionally an Akan (Ghanaian) day-name for a boy born on Saturday; embraced in Black American families as a proud link to West African heritage

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kwame peaked in the 1970s.

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