Boys' name · since 1987
Keshav
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 1,427 babies named Keshav, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,092 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,117 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,427
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keshav is the #2117 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,427 recorded since 1987.
Keshav has 1,427 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2117 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #4,092 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,117 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,427 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keshav ranks #4,092 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,117 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,427 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,092 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,117 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,427
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Keshav's 1,427 recorded births place it above 91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Keshav compares
1,427 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Keshav's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keshav | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,427 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keshav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keshav's full recorded timeline at 2007, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keshav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Keshav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (532 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Keshav's strongest decade.
532 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Keshav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 146
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
421 births
- 2010s
2010s
532 births
- 2020s
2020s
322 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 532 births (37% of all-time use).
How Keshav 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 Keshav's total volume
Keshav by state
Where Keshav concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 278 | 19.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 104 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 91 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 41 | 2.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 24 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
278 of 1,427 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Keshav appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keshav's data
- Keshav's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (532 total births) through the 2020s (322) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Keshavs (278 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keshav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Keshav 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.