Boys' name · since 1996
Keyshaun
709 babies named Keyshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 709
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
709 babies have been named Keyshaun since 1996, making it today's #11191 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Keyshaun recorded 709 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #11191 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #6,394 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,191 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 709 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyshaun ranks #6,394 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,191 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 709 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 709
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keyshaun's 709 recorded births place it above 85.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Keyshaun compares
709 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Keyshaun's all-time total is 92% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keyshaun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 709 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keyshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Keyshaun's full recorded timeline at 2011, 19% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 81% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Keyshaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Keyshaun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (423 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Keyshaun's strongest decade.
423 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Keyshaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
423 births
- 2010s 120
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 423 births (60% of all-time use).
How Keyshaun 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 Keyshaun's total volume
Keyshaun by state
Where Keyshaun concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 16 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 1.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 13 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
16 of 709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Keyshaun's data
- Keyshaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (423 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Keyshauns (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Keyshaun
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keyshaun: 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 (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Keyshaun 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.