US rank #11240 Unisex name Peak 1999 767 births

Keishawn — #11240 US boys' name

767 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.

1980s221990s2022000s3722010s1332020s38
#11240
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Keishawn was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

50 babies were named Keishawn in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keishawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 767 babies named Keishawn between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keishawn currently holds the #11240 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 50 babies received it in a single year. Keishawn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 63 additional births since 1984.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keishawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 372 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Keishawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Keishawn in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keishawn 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 767 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.

Keishawn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

767

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

1999

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,240

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keishawn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
50
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0102030405060 202420192014200920041999199419891981 6

Keishawn popularity over time — girls

63 total births recorded since 1984 (Keishawn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 63 births
4.555.566.577.5 2000199719961993199219891987198619851984 6

Keishawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
372 births that decade — 49% of Keishawn's all-time total
1980s221990s2022000s3722010s1332020s38

Keishawn by state

Where Keishawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Keishawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
32 4.2%
#2 New York
20 2.6%
#3 California
15 2.0%
#4 Texas
11 1.4%
#5 Illinois
10 1.3%
#6 Ohio
10 1.3%
#7 Missouri
5 0.7%
Florida share of Keishawn's total US births 4.2%
Even split

32 of 767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keishawn?
767 babies have been named Keishawn since 1981. It currently ranks #11240 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 50 births.
When was Keishawn most popular?
Keishawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 372 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Keishawn most popular?
The top states for the name Keishawn are Florida (32 births), New York (20 births), California (15 births).
Is Keishawn a unisex name?
Yes, Keishawn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 767 births, and as a girl's name it has 63 births.
How long has the name Keishawn been used?
Keishawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keishawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keith, Keion, Keilan, Keifer, 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, 1981–2024 (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.