Boys' name · since 1990
Kesean
Kesean has 1,236 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,485 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,912 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,236
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kesean currently ranks #7912 among boys' names in America, with 1,236 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Kesean recorded 1,236 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #7912 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #4,485 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,912 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,236 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kesean ranks #4,485 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,912 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,236 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,485 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,912 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,236
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kesean's 1,236 recorded births place it above 90.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kesean compares
1,236 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kesean's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kesean | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,236 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kesean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kesean's full recorded timeline at 2008, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kesean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kesean by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (691 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Kesean's strongest decade.
691 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kesean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
288 births
- 2000s
2000s
691 births
- 2010s 181
2010s
181 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 691 births (56% of all-time use).
How Kesean compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kesean's total volume
Kesean by state
Where Kesean concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 62 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 38 | 3.1% |
| #3 | California | | 35 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 35 | 2.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 31 | 2.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 24 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 18 | 1.5% |
62 of 1,236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Kesean appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kesean's data
- Kesean's decade-level peak was the 2000s (691 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Keseans (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kesean
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kesean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kesean 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 August 2026.