US rank #7953 Boys' name Peak 2002 482 births

Kyshawn — #7953 US boys' name

482 babies named Kyshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1062000s2052010s1282020s43
#7953
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kyshawn was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

27 babies were named Kyshawn in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kyshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 482 babies named Kyshawn between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kyshawn currently holds the #7953 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kyshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 205 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kyshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kyshawn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kyshawn 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 482 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.

Kyshawn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

482

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2002

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,953

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kyshawn popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
27
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
051015202530 20242019201420092004199919941991 5

Kyshawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
205 births that decade — 43% of Kyshawn's all-time total
1990s1062000s2052010s1282020s43

Kyshawn by state

Where Kyshawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kyshawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 1.5%
New York share of Kyshawn's total US births 1.5%

7 of 482 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kyshawn?
482 babies have been named Kyshawn since 1991. It currently ranks #7953 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 27 births.
When was Kyshawn most popular?
Kyshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 205 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Kyshawn most popular?
The top states for the name Kyshawn are New York (7 births).
How long has the name Kyshawn been used?
Kyshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kyshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyson, Kysen, Kyser, Kyshaun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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.