Given name
Keyshaun
“filled with happiness”·“a friendly man”
Keyshaun is a variant of Keshon. One American interpretation is “filled with happiness.” Keyshaun is a variant of Keshawn. One American interpretation is “a friendly man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keyshaun is a variant of Keshon. One American interpretation is “filled with happiness.” Keyshaun is a variant of Keshawn. One American interpretation is “a friendly man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Keyshaun 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 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keyshaun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 709
- 709 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,385 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,385 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 54 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 538 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.
Keyshaun’s family of names
Keyshaun has a related form in Keshawn. Keyshaun has a related form in Keshon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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