OriginAfrican / Akan / Ghanaian / Twi / WesternAfrican
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 4
US Rank (today)#8543
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Origin & history of Kwaku
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African / Akan / Ghanaian / Twi / WesternAfrican roots
Kwaku comes from the African / Akan / Ghanaian / Twi / WesternAfrican tradition, meaning Born on a Wednesday.
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How popular is Kwaku?
1995peak year
Kwaku has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #8543), with about 9 babies named Kwaku each year. In 1995, 18 babies received the name (ranked #3637). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 483.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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