Kwame is a boy's name of African origin meaning “combat ready.” In 2024 it was given to 36 boys in the United States.
Kwame belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “combat ready” — 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, Kwame first appears in Social Security records in 1960. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #583 in 1990, and in 2024 36 babies received the name — 3,913 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kwame means “combat ready” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kwame is a boy name. In 2024, 36 babies received the name in the US.
Kwame comes from the African tradition.
Kwame first appears in US records in 1960. Its best-ever ranking was #583 in 1990, and 36 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kwame is pronounced /ˈkwɑː.meɪ/ (IPA).
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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