Keshav
Keshav is a South Asian male given name which is a modern form of name Keshava, one of the many names of Lord Krishna and Lord Vishnu.
Meaning & Origin of Keshav
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keshav is a South Asian male given name which is a modern form of name Keshava, one of the many names of Lord Krishna and Lord Vishnu.
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The Story of Keshav
Keshav first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 65 Keshavs were born — ranking #2,187 that year. As of 2026, Keshav ranks #2,346 for baby boys with 61 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Keshavs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Keshav
Keshav is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Keshav's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,187. Use the chart and map above to compare Keshav's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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