Given name
Keyshawn
“a friendly man”·“filled with happiness”
Keyshawn is a variant of Keshawn. One American interpretation is “a friendly man.” Keyshawn is a variant of Keshon. One American interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keyshawn is a variant of Keshawn. One American interpretation is “a friendly man.” Keyshawn is a variant of Keshon. One American interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Keyshawn is a variant of Keshawn. An origin associated with Keshawn is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keyshawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,083
- 4,059 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 430 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,710 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,710 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 430 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,151 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.
Keyshawn’s family of names
Keyshawn has a related form in Keshawn. Keyshawn 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.
People named Keyshawn
- Keyshawn DavisAmerican boxerborn 1999
- Keyshawn JohnsonAll-American college football player, professional football player, wide receiverborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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