Boys' name · since 1979
Keishaun
358 babies named Keishaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 358
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
358 boys have been named Keishaun since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Keishaun recorded 358 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2022.
- #9,633 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 358 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keishaun ranks #9,633 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 358 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 358
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keishaun's 358 recorded births place it above 78.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keishaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keishaun's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keishaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2022
- Peak year (2003)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Keishaun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (202 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Keishaun's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Keishaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s 68
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 202 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Keishaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keishaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
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, 1979–2022 (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 Keishaun 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.