Given name & surname
Kwaku
“born on a Wednesday”
Kwaku is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “born on a Wednesday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “born on a Wednesday.”
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
Kwaku through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 495
- 495 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,026 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,026 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,220 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.
Kwaku’s family of names
Kwaku has a related form in Kwako. Kwaku has a related form in Kwakoe. Kwaku has a related form in Kwakou.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kwaku
- Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu IIKing of the Ashantiborn 1950
- Kwaku Agyemang-ManuGhanaian politicianborn 1955
- Kwaku KwartengGhanaian politicianborn 1969
- Prempeh IAshanti king (1870-1931)
- Kwaku Agyenim BoatengGhanaian politicianborn 1972
- Kwaku Ampratwum-SarpongGhanaian politicianborn 1958
- Kwaku Sintim-MisaGhanaian comedianborn 1956
- Kwaku Dua IIKing of Ashanti Kingdom1900–1884
- Kwaku Dua IKing of the Ashanti1797–1867
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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