Given name & surname
Kwasi
“born on a Sunday”
Kwasi is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”
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
Kwasi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 709
- 709 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,433 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,433 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,252 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.
Kwasi’s family of names
Kwasi has a related form in Kwesi. In English usage, Kwasi has a related form in Kwesi. In Akan usage, Kwasi has a related form in AKWASI.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kwasi
- Kwasi KwartengBritish politician (born 1975)
- Kwasi SiboGhanaian association football playerborn 1998
- Kwasi WireduGhanaian philosopher and author1931–2022
- Kwasi OwusuGhanaian footballer (1947-2020)1945–2020
- Kwasi Amoako AttaGhanaian politician and member of Parliamentborn 1951
- Kwasi Ameyaw-CheremehGhanaian politicianborn 1966
- Kwasi BoachiAshanti prince raised in the Netherlands, mining engineer and botanical collector (1827-1904)
- Kwesi NyantakyiGhanaian bankerborn 1968
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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