boy's name

Kweku

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 127

Kweku is a boy's name. In 2019 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 2002, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1987.

Kweku over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s.

44
'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Kweku by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 5
1990s 10
2000s 44
2010s 22

How popular is Kweku?

In 2019, Kweku was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Kweku is used

England & Wales #6,408 3 in 2025
United States #10,618 7 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kweku

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kweku also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kweku over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kweku

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kweku — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kweku

How popular is the name Kweku?

In 2019, Kweku was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Kweku a girl's or a boy's name?

Kweku is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Kweku most popular?

Kweku peaked in 2002, when 8 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Kweku a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kweku currently ranks #6,408 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.