Boys' name · since 1998
Keyshun
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 140 babies named Keyshun, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
140 boys have been named Keyshun since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Keyshun has 140 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1998 to 2014.
- #15,221 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 140 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keyshun ranks #15,221 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Keyshun's 140 recorded births place it above 66.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Keyshun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Keyshun's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Keyshun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2014
- Peak year (2002)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Keyshun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (102 births, 73% of the file).
2000s was Keyshun's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Keyshun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 102 births (73% of all-time use).
Keyshun by state
Where Keyshun concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 140 births nationwide.
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What to do with Keyshun's data
- Keyshun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Keyshuns (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keyshun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1998–2014 (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 Keyshun 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.