Boys' name · since 1983
Keyshawn
4,059 babies named Keyshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,705 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,059
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keyshawn currently ranks #3705 among boys' names in America, with 4,059 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyshawn has been recorded 4,059 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #3705 nationally and more common than 73% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #2,060 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,705 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,059 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyshawn ranks #2,060 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,705 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,059 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,705 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,059
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keyshawn's 4,059 recorded births place it above 95.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Keyshawn compares
4,059 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Keyshawn's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keyshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,059 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 430 | 34 | 22,252 |
Keyshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keyshawn splits its recorded history at 2008: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 430 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keyshawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 430
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Keyshawn popularity over time - girls
24 total births recorded since 1987 (Keyshawn as girls' name)
Keyshawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,341 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Keyshawn's strongest decade.
2,341 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Keyshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
961 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,341 births
- 2010s 538
2010s
538 births
- 2020s 214
2020s
214 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,341 births (58% of all-time use).
How Keyshawn 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 Keyshawn's total volume
Keyshawn by state
Where Keyshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 367 | 9.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 331 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 276 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 222 | 5.5% |
| #5 | California | | 175 | 4.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 163 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 160 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 130 | 3.2% |
367 of 4,059 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Keyshawn appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keyshawn's data
- Keyshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,341 total births); usage has since declined to 214 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Keyshawns (367 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Keyshawn: 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 (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Keyshawn 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.