Kesean comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "African warrior." | Formal: "Brave African warrior.".
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How popular is Kesean?
2001peak year
Today, Kesean is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #6668), with only about 13 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2001, 85 babies were given the name (ranked #1457 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Kesean's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 1,226 babies have been registered as Kesean since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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