Kyshawn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ky-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Kyshawn is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Kyshawn mean?
Modern: blend of the Ky- prefix and Shawn
Shawn, the second element, is an English spelling of the Irish Seán, a form of John.
Is Kyshawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kyshawn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kyshawn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Kyshawn, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Kyshawn in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kyshawn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Nicknames for Kyshawn
Names like Kyshawn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Keegan, Kylan, Brayden, Aiden, Kian, Braylen, Declan, Rayden, Ronan, Deacon, Raiden
Names related to Kyshawn
Keshawn, Keyshawn, Kaysan, Kashawn, Keishawn, Kayshawn, Kishan, Keyshaun
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Kyshawn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kyshawn, updated 20 October 2026.