Boys' name · since 1975
Keshon
Keshon has 1,240 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,104 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,240
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keshon is the #9104 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,240 recorded since 1975.
Keshon has 1,240 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9104 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,474 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,104 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,240 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keshon ranks #4,474 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,104 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,240 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,104 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,240
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keshon's 1,240 recorded births place it above 90.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Keshon compares
1,240 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Keshon's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keshon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,240 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keshon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keshon's full recorded timeline at 2004, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 106 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keshon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Keshon popularity over time - girls
48 total births recorded since 1992 (Keshon as girls' name)
Keshon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (623 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Keshon's strongest decade.
623 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Keshon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
350 births
- 2000s
2000s
623 births
- 2010s 164
2010s
164 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 623 births (50% of all-time use).
How Keshon 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 Keshon's total volume
Keshon by state
Where Keshon concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 50 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 45 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 34 | 2.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 33 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 29 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 19 | 1.5% |
| #7 | California | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 13 | 1.0% |
50 of 1,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Keshon appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keshon's data
- Keshon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (623 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Keshons (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Keshon: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Keshon 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.