Kayshawn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kay-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
Kayshawn is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kayshawn mean?
Modern: blend of the Kay- prefix and Shawn
Shawn, the second element, is an English spelling of the Irish Seán, a form of John.
Is Kayshawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayshawn is a boys' name.
How popular is Kayshawn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Kayshawn in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kayshawn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
Nicknames for Kayshawn
- Kay 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kayshawn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Kylan, Keegan, Aiden, Kian, Brayden, Braylen, Rayden, Declan, Ronan, Raiden, Jayden
Names related to Kayshawn
Kayson, Kaysen, Keyshawn, Kaysin, Kaysan, Kaysyn, Kashawn, Kyshawn
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kayshawn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kayshawn, updated 20 October 2026.