Kweisi
Kweisi Mfume is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, Mfume first left his seat to become the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a position he held from 1996 to 2004.
Meaning & Origin of Kweisi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kweisi Mfume is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, Mfume first left his seat to become the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a position he held from 1996 to 2004.
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The Story of Kweisi
Kweisi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 13 Kweisis were born — ranking #4,668 that year. As of 2026, Kweisi ranks #10,349 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 49 Kweisis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kweisi
Kweisi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Kweisi's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #4,668. Use the chart and map above to compare Kweisi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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