Nkrumah
Nkrumah is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Daniel Nkrumah, English footballer Fathia Nkrumah (1932–2007), wife of Kwame Nkrumah and First Lady of Ghana Gamal Nkrumah, Ghanaian journalist Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972), the first Prime Minister and then first President of Ghana Samia Nkrumah, Ghanaian journalist and politician Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, Ghanaian skier Kojo Oppong…
Meaning & Origin of Nkrumah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nkrumah is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Daniel Nkrumah, English footballer Fathia Nkrumah (1932–2007), wife of Kwame Nkrumah and First Lady of Ghana Gamal Nkrumah, Ghanaian journalist Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972), the first Prime Minister and then first President of Ghana Samia Nkrumah, Ghanaian journalist and politician Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, Ghanaian skier Kojo Oppong…
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The Story of Nkrumah
The earliest SSA record of Nkrumah as a baby boy name dates back to 1972, when 7 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Nkrumah — #3,445 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 81% of all recorded Nkrumahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2008 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 27 Nkrumahs 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 Nkrumah
Nkrumah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Nkrumah's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #3,445. Use the chart and map above to compare Nkrumah'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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