Given name
Keyshon
“filled with happiness”·“a friendly man”
Keyshon is a variant of Keshon. One American interpretation is “filled with happiness.” Keyshon is a variant of Keshawn. One American interpretation is “a friendly man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keyshon is a variant of Keshon. One American interpretation is “filled with happiness.” Keyshon is a variant of Keshawn. One American interpretation is “a friendly man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Keyshon 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
Keyshon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 339
- 339 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 36 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 338 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.
Keyshon’s family of names
Keyshon has a related form in Keshawn. Keyshon has a related form in Keshon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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