Kwame is an Akan day name from Ghana given to a boy born on a Saturday and means "born on Saturday". Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana, made it known worldwide, and it has long been used by African American families as a name of heritage. In the United States Kwame stood at number 1936 in 2000, peaked at number 1503 in 2002 and sits at number 2962 in 2025.