Keshawn

Last seen for girls in 2007 at #17,636 · #2,991 for boys in 2025, 41 births
Given to boys 94.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2000 · 380 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,029
since 1973

Keshawn over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #4,478, 1984peak #555, 2000girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,99141
2024—#2,39358
2023—#2,54152
2022—#3,05340
2021—#2,13467
2020—#1,97772
2019—#2,15066
2018—#2,32557
2017—#1,95873
2016—#1,87579
2015—#1,80483
2014—#1,85779
2013—#1,427116
2012—#1,346126
2011—#1,305131
2010—#997196
2009—#883238
2008—#872243
2007#17,6365#831259
2006—#823247
2005—#736275
2004—#634332
2003#13,8446#603350
2002#10,2469#644301
2001#11,0208#565368
2000#6,48716#555380
1999#7,71612#596319
1998#5,79917#658262
1997#7,74211#661248
1996#6,72313#707224
1995#4,67721#1,043114
1994#5,24918#1,23188
1993#4,82620#1,35871
1992#6,31414#1,59855
1991#5,39917#1,63251
1990#6,46513#1,75545
1989#6,53112#2,24530
1988#7,6919#2,03531
1987#5,92312#3,73112
1986#7,1349#2,51021
1985#7,5638#4,6988
1984#4,47816#2,61318
1983#6,21210#3,88410
1982#9,2376#3,48212
1981#7,4098#2,77916
1980#6,31910#4,1349
1979#6,6969#3,16813
1978#8,5626#3,21512
1977#5,88810#4,5827
1976#6,0489#2,94613
1975#6,4848#5,4645
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1973—#4,5056
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First appearance
1973

The first year at least five boys were named Keshawn! It came in at #4,505, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1974–1975, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Keshawn is popular in 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedMNIllinois: #442 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,519 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedWIMichigan: #756 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,931 boysMINew York: #657 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,984 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedINOhio: #474 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,409 boysOHPennsylvania: #758 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 11,391 boysPANew Jersey: #454 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,423 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #863 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 12,677 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #456 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,902 boysVAMaryland: #566 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,746 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedARTennessee: #447 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,299 boysTNNorth Carolina: #593 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,735 boysNCSouth Carolina: #347 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,184 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #535 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,812 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #423 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,132 boysALGeorgia: #469 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,461 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Keshawn, so not publishedHITexas: #825 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 10,390 boysTXFlorida: #627 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,064 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#347 · 1 in 2,184
  2. Alabama#423 · 1 in 3,132
  3. Illinois#442 · 1 in 3,519
  4. Tennessee#447 · 1 in 4,299
  5. New Jersey#454 · 1 in 4,423

Best ever in a state: #200 in Mississippi, 2000.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#34791 in 2,184
Alabama#42381 in 3,132
Illinois#442231 in 3,519
Tennessee#44781 in 4,299
New Jersey#454111 in 4,423
Virginia#456101 in 3,902
Georgia#469141 in 3,461
Ohio#474131 in 5,409
Louisiana#53571 in 3,812
Maryland#56651 in 5,746
North Carolina#59381 in 5,735
Florida#627141 in 6,064
New York#657171 in 6,984
Michigan#75661 in 9,931
Pennsylvania#75861 in 11,391
Texas#825151 in 10,390
California#863201 in 12,677
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Keshawn
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 598 spots since 2024 (#2,393 → #2,991)
  • 1,014 spots since 2020 (#1,977 → #2,991)
  • 1,187 spots since 2015 (#1,804 → #2,991)
  • Biggest jump: 336 spots in 1996 (#1,043 → #707)
  • Biggest drop: 308 spots in 2011 (#997 → #1,305)
Rise & fade · boys
27 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1973
  • Peaked 2000 at #555 (380 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 15 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 15 yrs · run 1996–2010
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,168
  • Highest: 1 in 5,168 boys born in 2000 were named Keshawn (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 41,660 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 49.6% of all boys named Keshawn (2,993) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1988
  • Mostly girls until 1987, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s56#2,946 (1976)#3,980
1980s167#2,035 (1988)#3,211
1990s1,477#596 (1999)#1,124
2000s2,993#555 (2000)#715
2010s1,006#997 (2010)#1,704
2020s330#1,977 (2020)#2,515

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Keshawn in 1996

girls
#6,723
13 births · 1 in 134,847 girls
boys
#707
224 births · 1 in 8,457 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #6,723Keshawn13

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #707Keshawn224
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 134,847 of them was named Keshawn, which outranked 57.7% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keshawn
  1. #6,392Yisel14
  2. #6,392Yosselin14
  3. #6,392Zelda14
  4. #6,723Keshawn13
  5. #6,723Aalyah13
  6. #6,723Abreanna13
  7. #6,723Adrionna13
  8. #7,130Aalyiah12
  9. #7,130Abagayle12
  10. #7,130Abelina12

Tied with 406 names at #6,723; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 8,457 of them was named Keshawn, which outranked 93.3% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Keshawn
  1. #704Elmer225
  2. #704Ladarius225
  3. #704Reuben225
  4. #707Keshawn224
  5. #707Layne224
  6. #707Raymundo224
  7. #707Trever224
  8. #711August223
  9. #712Jameson222
  10. #712Lamont222

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1996 →