Kwesi
Meaning
“Sunday-born male in the Fante (coastal Akan) form of the Akan day-name system, the dialect variant of Kwasi”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kwesi has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Kwesi
Most people given the name Kwesi in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Kwesi you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Kwesi deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Kwesi truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Kwesi fits with your family’s names and surname.
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