Boys' name · since 1991
Kyshawn
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 491 babies named Kyshawn, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,519 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 491
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
491 babies have been named Kyshawn since 1991, making it today's #8519 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyshawn has been recorded 491 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #8519 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #7,980 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,519 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 491 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kyshawn ranks #7,980 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,519 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 491 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,519 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 491
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kyshawn's 491 recorded births place it above 82.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kyshawn compares
491 Top 44% higher than 56% of 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
Kyshawn's all-time total is 33% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kyshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 491 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kyshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kyshawn splits its recorded history at 2009: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kyshawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kyshawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (205 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Kyshawn's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kyshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 205 births (42% of all-time use).
Kyshawn by state
Where Kyshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 1.4% |
7 of 491 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kyshawn's data
- Kyshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kyshawns (7 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kyshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
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, 1991–2025 (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 Kyshawn 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.