US rank #7938 Boys' name Peak 2007 445 births

Kayshawn — #7938 US boys' name

445 babies named Kayshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s852000s1612010s1442020s44
#7938
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kayshawn was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

24 babies were named Kayshawn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 445 babies named Kayshawn between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kayshawn currently holds the #7938 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kayshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kayshawn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayshawn 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 445 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.

Kayshawn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

445

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2007

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,938

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kayshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
24
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 20242019201420092004199919941988 5

Kayshawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
161 births that decade — 36% of Kayshawn's all-time total
1980s111990s852000s1612010s1442020s44

Kayshawn by state

Where Kayshawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kayshawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
61 13.7%
New York share of Kayshawn's total US births 13.7%

61 of 445 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayshawn?
445 babies have been named Kayshawn since 1988. It currently ranks #7938 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 24 births.
When was Kayshawn most popular?
Kayshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kayshawn most popular?
The top states for the name Kayshawn are New York (61 births).
How long has the name Kayshawn been used?
Kayshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kayshawn?
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.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.