US rank #6608 Boys' name Peak 2001 1,226 births

Kesean — #6608 US boys' name

1,226 babies named Kesean in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s2882000s6912010s1812020s66
#6608
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Kesean was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

85 babies were named Kesean in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kesean

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,226 babies named Kesean between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kesean currently holds the #6608 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kesean performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 691 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kesean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kesean in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kesean 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 1,226 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.

Kesean at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,226

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2001

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,608

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kesean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
85
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
020406080100 20242019201420092004199919941990 7

Kesean by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
691 births that decade — 56% of Kesean's all-time total
1990s2882000s6912010s1812020s66

Kesean by state

Where Kesean concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kesean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
62 5.1%
#2 Illinois
38 3.1%
#3 California
35 2.9%
#4 Ohio
35 2.9%
#5 North Carolina
31 2.5%
#6 New York
24 2.0%
#7 Georgia
20 1.6%
#8 Florida
18 1.5%
Texas share of Kesean's total US births 5.1%
Even split

62 of 1,226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Kesean appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kesean?
1,226 babies have been named Kesean since 1990. It currently ranks #6608 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 85 births.
When was Kesean most popular?
Kesean was most popular in the 2000s decade with 691 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Kesean most popular?
The top states for the name Kesean are Texas (62 births), Illinois (38 births), California (35 births).
How long has the name Kesean been used?
Kesean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kesean?
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.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.