Kwasi

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Kwasi is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Arabic given name362 records spelled Kwasi2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Egypt, United States, Ghana, Libya

  Also written Kwäsi

54 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Kwasi is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A male given name from Akan.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• Born on Sunday

  as a name·The book of African names

• In Akan, pr, n, of a male person born on Sunday. Gr. § 41,4. Akwasiba, -wa, Akosua, jir. n. of a female born on Sunday

  as a word·Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)

• In srn, a male given name from Akan, feminine equivalent Kwasiba, given to a male born on a Sunday

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Polish, third-person singular present of kwasić

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 56 years between 1970–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Kwasi Wiredub. 1931GHGhanaian philosopher and author
• Akwasi Afrifab. 1936GHnot in their usual namesoldier, politician, and former head of state of Ghana (1936-1979)
• Kwasi Owusub. 1947GHGhanaian footballer (1947-2020)
• Kwasi Kwartengb. 1975GBBritish politician (born 1975)
• Akwasi Frimpongb. 1986GHnot in their usual nameGhanaian sportsman
• Dan Agyeib. 1997GBnot in their usual nameassociation football player
• Kwasi Sibob. 1998GHGhanaian association football player
• Blessing Afrifahb. 2003ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli (naturalized citizen) sprinter of Ghanaian descent
• Elijah Krahnb. 2003DEnot in their usual nameGerman footballer
• Kwasi SonguiCACanadian actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 114 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Kwasi?

We estimate roughly 1.5 thousand people bear Kwasi (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Kwasi have the most bearers?

Kwasi is most frequently recorded in Ghana, where it is most often spelled kwasi.

How common is Kwasi compared with other names?

In Ghana, Kwasi is the 102nd most common given name of 14,190 given names recorded there.

Is Kwasi a male or female name?

Kwasi is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Kwasi mean?

Recorded meaning: Kwasi: a male given name from time