Given name
Kesean
“filled with happiness”
Kesean is a variant of Keshon. One American interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kesean is a variant of Keshon. One American interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kesean is a variant of Keshon. An origin associated with Keshon is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kesean through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,236
- 1,236 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 85 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,967 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,967 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 85 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 895 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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