Kwesi comes from the African / Akan / WesternAfrican tradition, meaning Born on Sunday.
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How popular is Kwesi?
1977peak year
Kwesi first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1971. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1977, 31 babies received the name (ranked #1725). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8840), with roughly 9 babies named Kwesi each year. Kwesi's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 810 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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