Recorded 1980–2012 Girls' name Peak 2000 460 births

Keshawna — girls' name

460 babies named Keshawna in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s721990s2382000s1442010s6
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Keshawna was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

38 babies were named Keshawna in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keshawna

The Social Security Administration has registered 460 babies named Keshawna between 1980 and 2012, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Keshawna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keshawna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 238 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Keshawna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maryland and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Keshawna in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keshawna 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 460 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.

Keshawna at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

460

Since 1980

33 years of records

Peak year

2000

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1980

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2012

Keshawna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1980

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2000)
38
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
010203040 20122006200219981994199019841980 11

Keshawna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
238 births that decade — 52% of Keshawna's all-time total
1980s721990s2382000s1442010s6

Keshawna by state

Where Keshawna concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Keshawna
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%
Florida share of Keshawna's total US births 3.3%
Even split

15 of 460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keshawna?
460 babies have been named Keshawna since 1980. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2000 with 38 births.
When was Keshawna most popular?
Keshawna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 238 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Keshawna most popular?
The top states for the name Keshawna are Florida (15 births), Maryland (15 births), Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Keshawna been used?
Keshawna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 33 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Keshawna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keshia, Kesha, Kesia, Kesley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1980–2012 (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.