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Kishon

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How to Pronounce Kishon

Pronounced kih-SHON /kɪˈʃɒn/Low

Meaning: Kishon reads first as a modern coinage joining the Ki- opening to the -shon ending shared by Deshawn and Rashon, a rhythmic invented name rather than an inherited one.Low

In 30 seconds: Kishon works as a modern American name blending the Ki- sound with the -shon ending, and it doubles as a biblical Hebrew river name. Said kih-SHON, it stayed rare across its run.
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Origin LowAmerican, Hebrew
MeaningKishon reads first as a modern coinage joining the Ki- opening to the -shon ending shared by Deshawn and Rashon, a rhythmic invented name rather than an inherited one.
U.S. rank (2015)#11487 ↘ Falling
2015 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2003
Total births (all-time)≈ 262

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200319792015

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

Kishon sits in the family of -shon names, alongside Deshawn and Rashon, that grew popular in Black American communities in the late twentieth century. It appeared for a scattering of United States boys and reached a modest high in the early two-thousands.

It was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its peak, so it always read as a distinctive personal choice. A boy named Kishon at that high point would be in his early twenties today. The biblical river of the same name gives the coinage an unexpected second layer.

Did you know? The Kishon is a real river in Israel that flows past Mount Carmel and appears in the Bible, so a name that reads as a fresh coinage also carries a quiet scriptural echo.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Kishon — Modern -shon coinage (cf. Deshawn, Rashon); also Hebrew, the river Kishon in the Bible, root sense winding/curving

Variations

KishaunKishawnKeshon

Nicknames

KiKishShon

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If you like Kishon…

Deshawn— shares the -shawn/-shon sound family
Rashawn— a like De-/Ra- prefixed name of the era
Keshawn— echoes the Ke-/Ki- opening and -shawn close
Javon— a similar modern African American boy's name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kishon mean?

It reads mainly as a modern coinage joining Ki- with the -shon ending; the same spelling is also an old Hebrew name of a river in Israel.

How do you pronounce Kishon?

It is said kih-SHON /kɪˈʃɒn/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Kishon a boy or girl name?

Kishon is recorded as a boy's name.

How popular is Kishon?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its peak in the early two-thousands.

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