Keyshawn

Where Keyshawn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Keyshawn.

Keyshawn through the years
  1. 1972
    Keyshawn Johnson born
    All-American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver
  2. 1983
    First appearance
    #6,238 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1990
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 1996
    Around this time: Keyshawn Johnson drafted first
    Person, 1996 · Source
  5. 1999
    Keyshawn Davis born
    American boxer
  6. 2000
    Peak, #520
    430 babies named Keyshawn, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Keyshawn Davis · American boxer, born 1999
  • Keyshawn Johnson · All-American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver, born 1972
  • KeyShawn Feazell · American basketball player, born 1998

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.