Kwaku is a boy's name of African origin meaning “stubborn.” In 2024 it was given to 8 boys in the United States.
Kwaku belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “stubborn” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kwaku first appears in Social Security records in 1970. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3538 in 1971, and in 2024 8 babies received the name — 483 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kwaku means “stubborn” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kwaku is a boy name. In 2024, 8 babies received the name in the US.
Kwaku comes from the African tradition.
Kwaku first appears in US records in 1970. Its best-ever ranking was #3538 in 1971, and 8 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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