Kwesi

A boys’ name of Akan origin, meaning born on sunday.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kwesi by the numbers

Kwesi was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 31 babies in 1977, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kwesi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kwasiborn on sunday3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kamsiyou came; birth circumstance name4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kwekuborn on wednesday3 in England and Wales (2025)

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