Boys' name · since 1995

Kaishawn

79 babies named Kaishawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,991 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 1995
2020s
peak decade

Kaishawn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 79 recorded since 1995.

Kaishawn has 79 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2024.

  • #18,991 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 79 born since 1995
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaishawn ranks #18,991 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1995, peaking in the 2020s.

#18,991 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 1995
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kaishawn's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kaishawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kaishawn splits its recorded history at 2011: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kaishawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2020)
9
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
45678910 1995200120082011201520222024 6

Kaishawn by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (27 births, 34% of the file).

2020s was Kaishawn's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Kaishawn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaishawn? ▼
Since 1995, Social Security records show 79 babies named Kaishawn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,991 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 9 births.
Where does Kaishawn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaishawn ranks #18,991 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kaishawn most popular? ▼
Kaishawn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Kaishawn been used? ▼
Records for Kaishawn go back to 1995, giving 30 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaishawn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Kaishawn

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kaishawn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kaishawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaishawn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.