Fun Facts About the Name Kyshawn
- 491 babies named Kyshawn: U.S. records list 491 babies given the name Kyshawn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kyshawn Mean?
Kyshawn is a modern American given name. It is usually treated as a variant of Keshawn or as an extended form of Shawn, formed by adding Ky- to Shawn. Its meaning, "God is gracious," comes from Shawn rather than from an independent Kyshawn tradition. Shawn is an English spelling of the Irish name Seán, which is an Irish form of John. John comes from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious" or "God is gracious." The meaning is therefore inherited from the root name, not created by the Ky- element, which has no meaning of its own.
Kyshawn Name History & Origins
Kyshawn is a recent American name. It belongs to a group of modern spellings and expanded forms that include Keshawn, Keyshawn, KyShawn, and Kyshaun. These names generally build on the English name Shawn, which is an anglicized spelling of Irish Seán. Seán developed from the Norman French form of John and became one of the most common names in Ireland. English speakers outside Ireland adopted Shawn as a given name, and American usage later produced prefixed forms such as Kyshawn. The Ky- spelling is a modern American variation; it is not a traditional Irish or English form. The name is used mainly in the United States.
How Popular is the Name Kyshawn?
Kyshawn has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2002. Its best rank was #3,071 in 1996.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,636 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #8,043 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #11,653 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #11,686 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #7,907 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #7,291 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #6,276 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #6,196 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #6,931 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #13,376 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #7,344 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #6,489 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #5,546 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #6,187 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #5,838 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #6,235 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #4,522 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #8,046 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #4,196 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #6,316 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #4,137 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #3,707 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #3,915 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #3,312 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #3,469 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #4,935 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #4,672 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #3,250 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1997 | #3,982 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #3,071 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #8,415 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #6,732 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #7,094 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #8,991 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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