Kwame
Kwame is a boy name of Akan origin, meaning Born on a Saturday.
What Kwame means
Born on a Saturday.
Kwame sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Kwame comes from
Akan naming includes day names, given according to the day of the week a child is born, alongside names marking circumstance and lineage.
Kwame is recorded as Akan in origin. Browse other Akan names.
How popular is Kwame?
Kwame does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
Names like Kwame
These share Kwame's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Kofi — Born on a Friday.
- Makena — The happy one.
- Kacper — Treasurer; bringer of treasure.
- Kai — The sea.
- Kaito — Ocean; to soar, to fly.
- Kenji — Strong and wise.
- Kenta — Healthy, strong, big.
- Klaus — Victory of the people.
- Adrian — Of the dark sea.
- Akira — Bright, clear.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- Anders — Manly, brave.