Total births
79
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.
- #11489
- among boys today
- 79
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other boys
79 babies have been named Kaishawn since 1995, making it today's #11489 boys' name.
Kaishawn has 79 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11489 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of boys, 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.
- #11489 among boys today
- 79 born since 1995
- 2020s peak decade
- 20% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kaishawn is currently the #11489 boys' name in America, more common than 20% of boys - 79 born since 1995, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11489
- among boys today
- 79
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 20%
- more common than other boys
Kaishawn vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11489
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 20% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Kaishawn was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
9 babies were named Kaishawn in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Kaishawn compares
79 22th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaishawn's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaishawn | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 79 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 22,252 |
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 at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#11,489
Active since
1995
Kaishawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kaishawn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kaishawn? ▼
Since 1995, Social Security records show 79 babies named Kaishawn. Today it holds rank #11489 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 9 births.
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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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kaishawn: #11489 Boys' Name - 79 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kaishawn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.