Kwame - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Kwame \k-wame, kwa-me\ is of Ghanaian origin, and its meaning is "born on Saturday". Akan name. Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana, led his people to independence from Great Britain in 1957, and is considered by many as one of the greatest African statesmen.

Kwame has 2 variant forms: Kwami and Kwamina.

Baby names that sound like Kwame are Kam, Cam, Kaimi, Kim and Kimo.

Kwame is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Kwame. Click here to compare Kwame with related baby names.