Kwabena is a distinctive choice, ranked #1675 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Kwabena in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1675
About the Name Kwabena
Kwabena is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1053 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #976 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Kwabena is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kwabena
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Kwabena per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kwabena in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kwabena is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1053 places over the last five years to #1675 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Kwabena is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Kwabena include: Kwabena Kwabena — George Kwabena Adu is a Ghanaian musician, guitarist, and an accomplished construction technician.; Kwabena Appiah — Kwabena Appiah-Kubi is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a winger.; Kwabena Boahen — Kwabena Adu Boahen (not to be confused with Kwabena Adu-Boahene, former Director of the National Signals Bureau in Ghana, who is no relation) is a....
Kwabena does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Kwabenas in the wild.
15
UK babies named Kwabena (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1053 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kwabena
Likely around 1 other Kwabena in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Kwabena
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
George Kwabena Adu is a Ghanaian musician, guitarist, and an accomplished construction technician. His name, Kwabena Kwabena depicts the two vocations he is presently in, first as Kwabena, the draftsman, and Kwabena, the contemporary highlife musician.
Kwabena Adu Boahen (not to be confused with Kwabena Adu-Boahene, former Director of the National Signals Bureau in Ghana, who is no relation) is a Ghanaian-born Professor of Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He previously taught at the University of Pennsylvania.
Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng is a Ghanaian physician and cardiothoracic surgeon who established the National Cardiothoracic Center in Accra, Ghana. He is also the president of the Ghana Heart Foundation and was the chief executive officer of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
Kwabena Yeboah, is a Ghanaian veteran sports journalist, writer and commentator. He is known for hosting sports talk shows, weekly sports reviews and live commentary on GTV.