Boys' name · since 1996
Kyshaun
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 229 babies named Kyshaun, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,698 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 229
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kyshaun is the #12698 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 229 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Kyshaun recorded 229 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #12698 nationally today, ahead of 9% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #12,163 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,698 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 229 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyshaun ranks #12,163 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,698 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 229 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,163 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,698 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 229
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kyshaun's 229 recorded births place it above 73.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kyshaun compares
229 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kyshaun's all-time total is 38% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyshaun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 229 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kyshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kyshaun's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kyshaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kyshaun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Kyshaun's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kyshaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kyshaun's data
- Kyshaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Kyshaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Kyshaun 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.