Kweli comes from the African / Swahili / Yoruba tradition, meaning "Truthful" or "reliable".
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How popular is Kweli?
2003peak year
Kweli has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #9960), with about 8 babies named Kweli each year. In 2003, 34 babies received the name (ranked #2894). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 239.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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