Recorded 1995–2016 Boys' name Peak 1999 141 births

Kishaun — boys' name

141 babies named Kishaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s442000s792010s18
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Kishaun was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kishaun in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kishaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Kishaun between 1995 and 2016, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kishaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kishaun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kishaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kishaun 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 141 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.

Kishaun at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

141

Since 1995

22 years of records

Peak year

1999

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1995

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kishaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1995

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1999)
15
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 2016200920052002199919961995 6

Kishaun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
79 births that decade — 56% of Kishaun's all-time total
1990s442000s792010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kishaun?
141 babies have been named Kishaun since 1995. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1999 with 15 births.
When was Kishaun most popular?
Kishaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Kishaun been used?
Kishaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 22 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kishaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kishan, Kishawn, Kishon, Kiser, 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, 1995–2016 (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.