boy's name
Kyshawn
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 491
Kyshawn is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2002, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Kyshawn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 106 |
| 2000s | 205 |
| 2010s | 128 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 52 |
How popular is Kyshawn?
In 2025, Kyshawn was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kyshawn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kyshawn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kyshawn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kyshawn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kyshawn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kyshawn
How popular is the name Kyshawn?
In 2025, Kyshawn was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kyshawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyshawn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kyshawn most popular?
Kyshawn peaked in 2002, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kyshawn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kyshawn currently ranks #8,448 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.