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Keshawna

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Pronounced kuh-SHAW-nuh /kəˈʃɔː.nə/Medium

Meaning: Keshawna is a coined name that adds the Ke- prefix and an -a ending to Shawna, the feminine of Shawn/Sean, itself an Irish form of John, from Hebrew for 'God is gracious'. It is a late-century American elaboration on a familiar root.Low

In 30 seconds: Keshawna elaborates Shawna, from Shawn ('God is gracious') — a coined name (said 'kuh-SHAW-nuh').

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Origin LowAfrican American, Hebrew

MeaningKeshawna is a coined name that adds the Ke- prefix and an -a ending to Shawna, the feminine of Shawn/Sean, itself an Irish form of John, from Hebrew for 'God is gracious'. It is a late-century American elaboration on a familiar root.

U.S. rank (2012)#15949 ↗ Rising

2012 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2000

Total births (all-time)≈ 460

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

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

Keshawna is a coined feminine name that dresses Shawna with a Ke- prefix. Shawna is the feminine of Shawn, an Irish form of John from the Hebrew for 'God is gracious', so the meaning travels down intact through a modern American reshaping.

It stayed rare, cresting around the year 2000 and thinning afterward. It reads as an inventive name of the turn of the millennium.

Did you know? Deep inside Keshawna is John: through Shawn and Shawna it carries the old Hebrew sense 'God is gracious'.

Overall data confidence 42%

References — Keshawna — Ke- + Shawna (Shawn, 'God is gracious')

Variations

KeshaunaKeshonaShawna

Nicknames

ShawnaKesh

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Lashawna— shares the -na ending

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Keshawna mean?

Keshawna is a coined form of Shawna, from Shawn, meaning 'God is gracious'.

How do you pronounce Keshawna?

It's said kuh-SHAW-nuh /kəˈʃɔː.nə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Keshawna a boy or girl name?

Keshawna is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Keshawna?

Keshawna is rare in the U.S., seen most around the turn of the millennium.