Kwame is a distinctive choice, ranked #2089 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Kwame in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2089
About the Name Kwame
Kwame has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 264 places in five years. It was most popular in 2006 at #733 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Kwame 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 Kwame
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Kwame per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kwame in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kwame has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 264 places in the last five years. Its peak was #733 in 2006. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Kwame 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 Kwame include: Kwame Akoto-Bamfo — Kwame Akoto-Bamfo is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator and activist, known for his sculptures and massive body of works dedicated to the memory, healing...; Kwame Anthony Appiah — Kwame Akroma-Ampim Kusi Anthony Appiah is an English-American philosopher and writer who has written about political philosophy, ethics, the philosophy of...; Kwame Akoto — Kwame Akoto is a Ghanaian painter and artist..
Kwame does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Kwames in the wild.
11
UK babies named Kwame (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 264 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kwame
Likely around 1 other Kwame in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Kwame
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Kwame Akoto-Bamfo is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator and activist, known for his sculptures and massive body of works dedicated to the memory, healing and Restorative Justice for people of African descent. His outdoor sculptures are dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Transatlantic slave trade, notably the installation Nkyinkim, on display at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice that opened in 2018 in Montgomery, Alabama.
Kwame Akroma-Ampim Kusi Anthony Appiah is an English-American philosopher and writer who has written about political philosophy, ethics, the philosophy of language and mind, and African intellectual history. Appiah is Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University, where he joined the faculty in 2014, and has been a Silver Professor since 2025.
Kwame Kofi Nkrumah, baptized Francis, was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained independence from the United Kingdom.
Kwame Raoul is an American lawyer and politician who has been the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Kwame Malik Kilpatrick is an American former politician who served as the 72nd mayor of Detroit from 2002 to 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the 9th district in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997 to 2002.
Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, is a Ghanaian hiplife musician, political activist, and politician. He is the member of parliament for Gomoa Central constituency.
Kwame Awuah-Darko is a Ghanaian politician, entrepreneur and a banker. He is the 3rd son of the late Nana Awuah-Darko Ampem I, who reigned as the Nkosuohene of Asante Juaben traditional area in the Ashanti Region of Ghana from June 1985 till his demise on November 25, 2005.