US rank #10109 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,232 births

Keshon — #10109 US boys' name

1,232 babies named Keshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s251990s3502000s6232010s1642020s53
#10109
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Keshon was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

106 babies were named Keshon in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,232 babies named Keshon between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keshon currently holds the #10109 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 106 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keshon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 623 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Keshon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 50 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Keshon in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keshon 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 1,232 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.

Keshon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,232

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2000

106 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,109

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keshon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
106
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-50050100150 20242018201220062000199419881975 6

Keshon popularity over time — girls

48 total births recorded since 1992 (Keshon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 48 births
468101214 2000199819961995199419931992 6

Keshon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
623 births that decade — 51% of Keshon's all-time total
1970s171980s251990s3502000s6232010s1642020s53

Keshon by state

Where Keshon concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Keshon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
50 4.1%
#2 Georgia
45 3.7%
#3 Texas
34 2.8%
#4 North Carolina
33 2.7%
#5 Florida
29 2.4%
#6 Virginia
19 1.5%
#7 California
15 1.2%
#8 New Jersey
13 1.1%
Illinois share of Keshon's total US births 4.1%
Even split

50 of 1,232 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Keshon appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keshon?
1,232 babies have been named Keshon since 1975. It currently ranks #10109 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 106 births.
When was Keshon most popular?
Keshon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 623 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Keshon most popular?
The top states for the name Keshon are Illinois (50 births), Georgia (45 births), Texas (34 births).
How long has the name Keshon been used?
Keshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Keshon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keshawn, Keshaun, Keshav, Kesean, 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, 1975–2024 (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.