Boys' name · since 1990
Kishawn
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 349 babies named Kishawn, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,767 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 349
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
349 boys have been named Kishawn since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kishawn has 349 recorded births among boys since 1990, 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 1990 to 2024.
- #9,767 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 349 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kishawn ranks #9,767 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 349 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,767 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 349
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kishawn's 349 recorded births place it above 78.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kishawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kishawn's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kishawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kishawn popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1994 (Kishawn as girls' name)
Kishawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (155 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Kishawn's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kishawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s 60
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 155 births (44% of all-time use).
Kishawn by state
Where Kishawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 349 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kishawn's data
- Kishawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kishawns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kishawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1990–2024 (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 Kishawn 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.