Recorded 2014–2025 Boys' name Peak 2018 23 births

Kestyn — boys' name

23 babies named Kestyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s172020s6

The verdict

23 boys have been named Kestyn since 2014, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

23
total births
2014–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Kestyn was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kestyn in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kestyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Kestyn between 2014 and 2025, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kestyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kestyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kestyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kestyn 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 23 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.

Kestyn at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

23

Since 2014

12 years of records

Peak year

2018

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2014

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kestyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2014

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2018)
11
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 202520182014 6

Kestyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17 births that decade — 74% of Kestyn's all-time total
2010s172020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kestyn?
23 babies have been named Kestyn since 2014. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2018 with 11 births.
When was Kestyn most popular?
Kestyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Kestyn been used?
Kestyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 12 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kestyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keshawn, Keshaun, Keshav, Keshon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2014–2025 (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.