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Kayshaun

♂ Boy

Pronounced kay-SHAWN /keɪˈʃɔn/Medium

Meaning: Kayshaun reads as an invented name built from a Kay- opening and Shaun, a spelling of Sean, the Irish form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'. The Kay- is decorative; the Shaun element carries the inherited meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Kayshaun is a modern coined name, Kay joined to Shaun (Sean), 'God is gracious'. The Sean element gives the meaning; it stayed rare (said kay-SHAWN).
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Origin LowAmerican, Irish
MeaningKayshaun reads as an invented name built from a Kay- opening and Shaun, a spelling of Sean, the Irish form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'. The Kay- is decorative; the Shaun element carries the inherited meaning.
U.S. rank (2020)#13106 ↗ Rising
2020 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2007
Total births (all-time)≈ 95

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200719972020

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kayshaun is a contemporary coinage, a Kay- opening joined to Shaun, itself a spelling of Sean, the Irish John (Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'). Prefixed Shaun names were common in late-twentieth-century America; Kayshaun's meaning traces through Shaun to that root.

It was never common, given to only about sixteen boys a year at its peak in the two-thousands. A boy named Kayshaun then is a teenager or young adult today.

Did you know? Kayshaun folds Shaun, an Irish form of John meaning 'God is gracious', into a modern Kay- coinage, one of many Sean- and Shaun-based blends of its era.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Kayshaun — Kay- plus Shaun (Sean/John); modern coinage

Variations

KayshawnDashaunRashaun

Nicknames

KayShaunKJ

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Kayshawn— a close variant spelling of the same name
Dashaun— a like prefixed Shaun coinage
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Jashaun— a same-era Shaun blend

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kayshaun mean?

It is a modern coinage joining Kay to Shaun (Sean), an Irish form of John meaning 'God is gracious'.

How do you pronounce Kayshaun?

It is said kay-SHAWN, two syllables with the stress at the end.

Is Kayshaun a boy or girl name?

Kayshaun is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Kayshaun?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen boys a year at its peak in the two-thousands.

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