Combination of Kay and Shawn; God is gracious
A modern American invention, Kayshawn likely combines the phonetic prefix 'Kay' with the established name 'Shawn'. Shawn is an Anglicized form of the Irish Seán, which itself derives from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning 'God is gracious'.
Less common today
Kayshawn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,002 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
NFL wide receiver
