Kwon
Kwon also written as Gwon is a Korean family name. Some sources list as many as 56 clans, but most of them were merged with the Andong Gwon clan under the Sijeung-gong faction soon after the establishment of the Goryeo Kingdom.
Meaning & Origin of Kwon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kwon also written as Gwon is a Korean family name. Some sources list as many as 56 clans, but most of them were merged with the Andong Gwon clan under the Sijeung-gong faction soon after the establishment of the Goryeo Kingdom.
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The Story of Kwon
Kwon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 7 Kwons were born — ranking #8,338 that year. As of 2026, Kwon ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 39 Kwons 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 Kwon
Kwon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 39 births in the dataset. Kwon's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #8,338. Use the chart and map above to compare Kwon'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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