Girls' name · since 1980
Keshawna
Keshawna has 460 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,471 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 460
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
460 girls have been named Keshawna since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keshawna has been recorded 460 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2012.
- #12,471 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 460 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keshawna ranks #12,471 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 460 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,471 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 460
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keshawna's 460 recorded births place it above 82.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Keshawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keshawna's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keshawna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2012
- Peak year (2000)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Keshawna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (238 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Keshawna's strongest decade.
238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Keshawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
238 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 238 births (52% of all-time use).
Keshawna by state
Where Keshawna concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 15 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 15 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.1% |
15 of 460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Keshawna's data
- Keshawna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (238 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Keshawnas (15 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Keshawna: 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 (~32 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, 1980–2012 (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 Keshawna 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.