Kwame is a distinctive choice, ranked #2133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Kwame in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2133
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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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Kwame in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Kwame
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 and Restorative Justice for people of African descent.
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 language and mind, and African intellectual history.
Kwame Akoto — Kwame Akoto is a Ghanaian painter and artist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
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 their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kwame is declining: down 308 places since 2020, to #2,133 in 2025. It peaked at #733 in 2006.
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 Anthony Appiah and Kwame Akoto. Short summaries for each appear below.
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 (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 308 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
Almost certainly the only Kwame in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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.
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.