Keshav
Keshav was the 2118th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 349 places. More babies were named Keshav in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,118 boys, up 749 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202569 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,427babies recorded
Keshav popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,118 | 69 |
| 2020 | #2,867 | 42 |
| 2010 | #2,199 | 60 |
| 2000 | #2,778 | 33 |
| 1990 | #6,831 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keshav, counting every spelling?
Keshav has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Keshav?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keshav (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Keshav born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keshav.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keshav?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Keshav are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 21. That makes Keshav mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Keshav by state
How common Keshav was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.4×), California (1.6×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Keshav
How popular is the name Keshav?
Keshav was the 2118th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 349 places. More babies were named Keshav in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Keshav a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Keshav in the US.
Where is Keshav most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keshav was most common in New Jersey (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Massachusetts.