Given name & surname
Kwabena
“born on a Tuesday”
Kwabena is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “born on a Tuesday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “born on a Tuesday.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kwabena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 716
- 716 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,018 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,018 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,420 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kwabena’s family of names
Kwabena has a related form in Kwabana. Kwabena has a related form in Kwabina. Kwabena has a related form in Kwabyna.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kwabena
- KwabsBritish Soul singerborn 1990
- Kwabena DonkorGhanaian politicianborn 1958
- Kwabena Owusu AduomiGhanaian politicianborn 1960
- Kwabena Amankwa AsiamahGhanaian politicianborn 1958
- Kwabena Mintah AkandohGhanaian politicianborn 1980
- Kwamena Minta NyarkuGhanaian academic and politicianborn 1974
- Kwabena Okyere Darko-MensahGhanaian politicianborn 1974
- Kwabena Appiah-PinkrahGhanaian politicianborn 1947
- Kwabena AppiahAustralian footballerborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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