Boys' name · since 1991
Kshawn
Kshawn has 296 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 296
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
296 boys have been named Kshawn since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kshawn has 296 recorded births among boys since 1991, 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 1991 to 2024.
- #10,669 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 296 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kshawn ranks #10,669 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 296
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kshawn's 296 recorded births place it above 76.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kshawn's full recorded timeline at 2006, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kshawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kshawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (107 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Kshawn's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (36% of all-time use).
Kshawn by state
Where Kshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 3.7% |
11 of 296 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kshawn's data
- Kshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kshawns (11 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1991–2024 (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 Kshawn 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.