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Keshav

“One with long, beautiful hair; epithet of Krishna” — Sanskrit origin

Boy's name · #2108 in the US (2025) · Trending

Keshav has appeared in US records since 1987 — best rank #2108 (2025) · 1,427 babies named Keshav all-time · 1 in 25,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 15,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Keshavs

• Keshav Dutt — Indian Field hockey player (1925–2021)
• Keshav Maharaj — South African cricketer
• Keshav Prasad Maurya — Indian politician (born 1969)
• Keshav Sitaram Thackeray — Indian writer (1885–1973)
• Keshav Das — Indian poet (1555–1617)

What Keshavs become

Among 60 notable people named Keshav:

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