Kishon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kee-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
Kishon is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kishon mean?
Modern: variant of Keyshawn; also the name of a biblical river
The Kishon is a river in northern Israel where, in the Book of Judges, Deborah and Barak defeated Sisera.
Is Kishon a girl's or a boy's name?
Kishon is a boys' name.
How popular is Kishon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Kishon in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kishon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Names like Kishon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Keaton, Keegan, Kylan, Kavon, Kian, Aiden, Brayden, Jayden, Dakota, Kyson, Koen
Names related to Kishon
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, “Kishon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kishon, updated 20 October 2026.