The baby name Keshawn is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced keh-SHAWN.
Keshawn is African American, English, Hebrew, Irish in Origin.
The baby name Keshawn is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced keh-SHAWN.
Keshawn is African American, English, Hebrew, Irish in Origin.
Keshawn is a modern American given name built from the productive prefix Ke- plus Shawn. Shawn is an English spelling of Irish Seán, the Gaelic form of John. The deeper line runs through Latin Iohannes and Greek Iōannēs to Biblical Hebrew Yôḥānān or Yehoḥanan, a compound of the divine element Yô-/Yeho- and ḥanan, to be gracious. The inherited literal sense is God is gracious; Ke- functions as a name-forming syllable rather than a separate ancient root.
Its documented use belongs chiefly to late-20th-century U.S. naming, especially African American communities, where prefixed compounds such as DeShawn, LaShawn, and Keyshawn formed alongside Shawn. U.S. Census Bureau first-name tabulations for 2020, surfaced on NameCensus.com, list Black or African American as the largest group among bearers, supporting that cultural association. Variants include KeShawn, Ke’Shawn, Keyshawn, Keshon, and Keishawn.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | 0 | #91 | 3 | 3,714 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #259 | 14 | 6,876 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Boys | 2021 | #311 | 5 | 2,600 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #835 | 58 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2007 | #952 | 5 | 10,181 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Keshawn is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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