Boys' name · since 1977
Keishon
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 257 babies named Keishon, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 257
- total births
- 1977–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Keishon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 257 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keishon has been recorded 257 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2023.
- 257 total births
- 1977–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Keishon's 257 recorded births place it above 75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Keishon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keishon's SSA record in two at 2003 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 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keishon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2023
- Peak year (1998)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Keishon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Keishon's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Keishon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Keishon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1977–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Keishon: Baby Name Since 1977 - 257 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keishon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Keishon 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 July 2026.