Recorded 1998–2008 Boys' name Peak 2003 40 births

Kieshawn — boys' name

40 babies named Kieshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

40 boys have been named Kieshawn since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.

40
total births
1998–2008
years on record
2000s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Kieshawn was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kieshawn in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kieshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Kieshawn between 1998 and 2008, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kieshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kieshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kieshawn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kieshawn 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 40 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.

Kieshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

40

Since 1998

11 years of records

Peak year

2003

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1998

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2008

Kieshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1998

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2003)
9
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Kieshawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 80% of Kieshawn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kieshawn?
40 babies have been named Kieshawn since 1998. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2003 with 9 births.
When was Kieshawn most popular?
Kieshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Kieshawn been used?
Kieshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 11 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Kieshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kieran, Kieth, Kiel, Kiefer, 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, 1998–2008 (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.