Given name
Keshawn
“a friendly man”
Keshawn is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a friendly man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a friendly man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keshawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,371
- 6,029 boys · 342 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 396 babies
- 2025
- 41
- #3,020 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 41 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,020 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 380 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,641 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.
Keshawn’s family of names
In German usage, Keshawn has a related form in Johannes. Keshawn has a related form in Keyshawn. Keshawn has a related form in Keshaun.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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