Recorded 2000–2011 Boys' name Peak 2008 35 births

Kesaun — boys' name

35 babies named Kesaun in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

35 boys have been named Kesaun since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

35
total births
2000–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
86%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Kesaun was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kesaun in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kesaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Kesaun between 2000 and 2011, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kesaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kesaun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kesaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kesaun 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 35 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.

Kesaun at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

35

Since 2000

12 years of records

Peak year

2008

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2000

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2011

Kesaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2000

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Kesaun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 86% of Kesaun's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kesaun?
35 babies have been named Kesaun since 2000. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
When was Kesaun most popular?
Kesaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Kesaun been used?
Kesaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 12 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Kesaun?
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, 2000–2011 (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.