Kwesi is a boy's name of African origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 10 boys in the United States.
Kwesi belongs to the African tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Kwesi first appears in Social Security records in 1971. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1680 in 1973, and in 2024 10 babies received the name — 810 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Kwesi is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its African origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Kwesi is a boy name. In 2024, 10 babies received the name in the US.
Kwesi comes from the African tradition.
Kwesi first appears in US records in 1971. Its best-ever ranking was #1680 in 1973, and 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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