Boy or Girl

Is Keyshawn a boy or girl name?

Keyshawn is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 40 boys were named Keyshawn, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 4,051 US babies named Keyshawn were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#3,068
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Keyshawn since 1983
4,051
Most popular year
2000
430 babies
Babies named Keyshawn each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Keyshawn from 1983 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.015030045060020002020

Boys and girls named Keyshawn, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s5550%
1990s961191.9%
2000s2,34100%
2010s53700%
2020s18300%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202440#3,0680–
202332#3,5920–
202249#2,6950–
202126#4,0740–
202036#3,1700–
201936#3,2250–
201831#3,5740–
201742#2,8640–
201642#2,8610–
201542#2,8330–
201439#2,9550–
201358#2,2410–
201266#2,0820–
201184#1,7480–
201097#1,6210–
2009123#1,3840–
2008145#1,2170–
2007162#1,1180–
2006195#9560–
2005177#9810–
2004242#7580–
2003285#6800–
2002275#6750–
2001307#6190–
2000430#5200–
1999323#5946#13,547
1998192#8007#11,782
1997194#7716#12,935
1996187#7830–
199537#2,1970–
19948#6,7100–
19937#7,2300–
19927#7,0760–
19910–0–
19906#7,6630–
19890–0–
19880–0–
19870–5#12,232
19860–0–
19850–0–
19840–0–
19835#6,8060–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Keyshawn reached #520 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #11,782 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Keyshawn

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.