Unisex name · since 1973
Keshawn
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 6,029 babies named Keshawn, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,017 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,029
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keshawn is the #3017 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 6,029 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Keshawn recorded 6,029 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #3017 nationally today, ahead of 78% 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 1973 to 2025.
- #1,587 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,017 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,029 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keshawn ranks #1,587 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,017 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,029 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,587 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,017 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,029
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keshawn's 6,029 recorded births place it above 96.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Keshawn compares
6,029 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Keshawn's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,029 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 380 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keshawn splits its recorded history at 2000: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 380 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keshawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 380
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Keshawn popularity over time - girls
342 total births recorded since 1975 (Keshawn as girls' name)
Keshawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,993 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Keshawn's strongest decade.
2,993 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Keshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 167
1980s
167 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,477 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,993 births
- 2010s 1,006
2010s
1,006 births
- 2020s 330
2020s
330 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,993 births (50% of all-time use).
How Keshawn 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 Keshawn's total volume
Keshawn by state
Where Keshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 453 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 390 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 374 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 338 | 5.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 293 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 286 | 4.7% |
| #7 | California | | 284 | 4.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 239 | 4.0% |
453 of 6,029 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Keshawn appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keshawn's data
- Keshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,993 total births); usage has since declined to 330 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Keshawns (453 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Keshawn 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.