US rank #12868 Boys' name Peak 2007 293 births

Kshawn — #12868 US boys' name

293 babies named Kshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1012000s1072010s682020s17
#12868
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kshawn was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kshawn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 293 babies named Kshawn between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kshawn currently holds the #12868 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kshawn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kshawn 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 293 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.

Kshawn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

293

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2007

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,868

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 202420172013200920052001199719931991 9

Kshawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
107 births that decade — 37% of Kshawn's all-time total
1990s1012000s1072010s682020s17

Kshawn by state

Where Kshawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kshawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 3.8%
New York share of Kshawn's total US births 3.8%

11 of 293 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kshawn?
293 babies have been named Kshawn since 1991. It currently ranks #12868 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
When was Kshawn most popular?
Kshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kshawn most popular?
The top states for the name Kshawn are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Kshawn been used?
Kshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kshaun, Kshon. 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, 1991–2024 (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.