Recorded 1985–2003 Girls' name Peak 1998 81 births

Keishawna — girls' name

81 babies named Keishawna in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

81 girls have been named Keishawna since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

81
total births
1985–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Keishawna was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

12 babies were named Keishawna in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keishawna

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Keishawna between 1985 and 2003, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keishawna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keishawna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Keishawna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keishawna 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 81 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.

Keishawna at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

81

Since 1985

19 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1985

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2003

Keishawna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1985

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Keishawna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 59% of Keishawna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keishawna?
81 babies have been named Keishawna since 1985. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1998 with 12 births.
When was Keishawna most popular?
Keishawna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Keishawna been used?
Keishawna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 19 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Keishawna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keira, Keisha, Keila, Keily, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1985–2003 (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.