Recorded 1997–2020 Boys' name Peak 2007 95 births

Kayshaun — boys' name

95 babies named Kayshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s622010s162020s5

The verdict

95 boys have been named Kayshaun since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

95
total births
1997–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Kayshaun was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kayshaun in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayshaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Kayshaun between 1997 and 2020, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kayshaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayshaun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kayshaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayshaun in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 95 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kayshaun at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

95

Since 1997

24 years of records

Peak year

2007

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1997

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kayshaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1997

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2007)
16
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 2020201120092007200420001997 7

Kayshaun by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 65% of Kayshaun's all-time total
1990s122000s622010s162020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayshaun?
95 babies have been named Kayshaun since 1997. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2007 with 16 births.
When was Kayshaun most popular?
Kayshaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Kayshaun been used?
Kayshaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 24 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kayshaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayden, Kayson, Kaysen, Kay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.