Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keshav through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,427
- 1,427 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 69
- #2,118 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 69 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,118 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,635 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.
Keshav’s family of names
Keshav may belong to the same name family as KESHAVV. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Keshav
- K. B. HedgewarFounder and first Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh1889–1940
- Keshav DuttIndian Field hockey player (1925–2021)
- Keshav MaharajSouth African cricketerborn 1990
- Keshav Prasad MauryaIndian politician (born 1969)
- Prabodhankar ThackerayIndian writer (1885–1973)
- Keshav MalikIndian writer1924–2014
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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