Keshawn
Keshawn is an African American male given name. Notable people with the name include:Keshawn Banks, American football player Keshawn Justice, American basketball player Keshawn Martin, American football wide receiver Ke'Shawn Vaughn, American football player Ke'Shawn Williams, American football player
Meaning & Origin of Keshawn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keshawn is an African American male given name. Notable people with the name include:Keshawn Banks, American football player Keshawn Justice, American basketball player Keshawn Martin, American football wide receiver Ke'Shawn Vaughn, American football player Ke'Shawn Williams, American football player
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The Story of Keshawn
As a girl name
Keshawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 21 Keshawns were born — ranking #4,677 that year. As of 2026, Keshawn ranks #17,634 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 342 Keshawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Keshawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 380 Keshawns were born — ranking #555 that year. As of 2026, Keshawn ranks #2,713 for boys with 48 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 6K Keshawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Keshawn
Keshawn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Keshawn's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #555. Use the chart and map above to compare Keshawn'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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