Recorded 2008–2009 Boys' name Peak 2008 39 births

Kesan — boys' name

39 babies named Kesan in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s39

The verdict

39 boys have been named Kesan since 2008, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.

39
total births
2008–2009
years on record
2000s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kesan was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

32 babies were named Kesan in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kesan

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Kesan between 2008 and 2009, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kesan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kesan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kesan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kesan 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 39 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.

Kesan at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

39

Since 2008

2 years of records

Peak year

2008

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2008

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 2009

Kesan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2008

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2008)
32
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
010203040 20092008 32

Kesan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
39 births that decade — 100% of Kesan's all-time total
2000s39

Kesan by state

Where Kesan concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kesan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 12.8%
Louisiana share of Kesan's total US births 12.8%

5 of 39 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kesan?
39 babies have been named Kesan since 2008. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2008 with 32 births.
When was Kesan most popular?
Kesan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kesan most popular?
The top states for the name Kesan are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Kesan been used?
Kesan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 2 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kesan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keshawn, Keshaun, Keshav, Keshon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2008–2009 (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.