Kwesi is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1977 and has grown less common since.
Kwesi is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,254 for boy births in the United States (and #21,107 across all names), given to 7 babies. Kwesi was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 1977 (31 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #10,254 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #7,539 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #10,323 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #10,397 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,533 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,195 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #8,587 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #6,957 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #10,313 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #10,281 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #7,811 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,267 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #8,574 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #8,482 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,508 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #5,719 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #6,900 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,443 |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | #4,749 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,659 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | #3,493 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #4,827 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #5,038 |
| 2000 | 30 | 30 | #2,958 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #4,671 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #5,056 |
| 1997 | 27 | — | #2,869 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #4,776 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #4,180 |
| 1994 | 28 | — | #2,658 |
| 1993 | 31 | — | #2,435 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #3,289 |
| 1991 | 16 | — | #3,747 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | #3,016 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #3,537 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,489 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,625 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #4,319 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #4,532 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #3,581 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | #3,008 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #3,828 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #3,522 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #2,492 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #3,709 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | #2,166 |
| 1977 | 31 | — | #1,725 |
| 1976 | 18 | — | #2,466 |
| 1975 | 22 | — | #2,095 |
| 1974 | 26 | — | #1,813 |
| 1973 | 28 | — | #1,679 |
| 1972 | 25 | — | #1,800 |
| 1971 | 13 | — | #2,750 |