Kwesi
Kwesi is a Ghanaian male given name. In the Ghanaian tradition of "day names", it refers to children born on a Sunday.
Meaning & Origin of Kwesi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kwesi is a Ghanaian male given name. In the Ghanaian tradition of "day names", it refers to children born on a Sunday.
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The Story of Kwesi
Kwesi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 31 Kwesis were born — ranking #1,707 that year. As of 2026, Kwesi ranks #7,725 for baby boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 810 Kwesis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kwesi
Kwesi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 810 births in the dataset. Kwesi's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #1,707. Use the chart and map above to compare Kwesi'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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