Unisex name · since 1981
Keishawn
774 babies named Keishawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,977 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 774
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keishawn is the #9977 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 774 recorded since 1981.
Keishawn has 774 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9977 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #6,027 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,977 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 774 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keishawn ranks #6,027 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,977 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 774 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,977 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 774
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keishawn's 774 recorded births place it above 86.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Keishawn compares
774 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 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
Keishawn's all-time total is 110% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keishawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 774 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keishawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keishawn splits its recorded history at 2006: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keishawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Keishawn popularity over time - girls
63 total births recorded since 1984 (Keishawn as girls' name)
Keishawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (372 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Keishawn's strongest decade.
372 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Keishawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
202 births
- 2000s
2000s
372 births
- 2010s 133
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 372 births (48% of all-time use).
How Keishawn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Keishawn's total volume
Keishawn by state
Where Keishawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 32 | 4.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 20 | 2.6% |
| #3 | California | | 15 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
32 of 774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Keishawn's data
- Keishawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (372 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Keishawns (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keishawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Keishawn 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.