Keshav

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

Boy's name · #2118 in the US (2025) · Trending

Keshav is climbing: on the charts since 1987, it reached #2118 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 70 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,400 have carried it all-time.

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:

Similar names: Naveen · Quest · Raghav · Kairav · Kiran · Shiv

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