Boys' name · since 2000

Kesaun

Kesaun has 35 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

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

Kesaun sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 35 recorded since 2000.

Kesaun has 35 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2011.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kesaun's 35 recorded births place it above 45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kesaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kesaun's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kesaun popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
45678910 20002005200820092011 5

Kesaun by decade

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

2000s was Kesaun's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.

Kesaun births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (86% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kesaun?
Kesaun has been given to 35 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 9 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
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?
The SSA has tracked Kesaun since 2000 -- 12 years through the most recent 2011 data.
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.

What to do with Kesaun's data

  • Kesaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 2000–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kesaun: Baby Name Since 2000 - 35 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kesaun. 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 Kesaun 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.