Kailon vs Kai

Side-by-side comparison of Kailon and Kai — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kailon

Boy name · Rank #4956

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Name B

Kai

Boy name · Rank #76

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Metric Kailon Kai
Current Rank #4956 #76
Total Births (all years) 284 66,409
Peak Year 2024 2022
Peak Year Births 20 5,366
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1991 1926

Births by Decade

Decade Kailon Kai
1920ss — 6
1930ss — 6
1940ss — 10
1950ss — 148
1960ss — 341
1970ss — 593
1980ss — 960
1990ss 54 2,639
2000ss 73 12,620
2010ss 94 25,976
2020ss 63 23,110

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kailon Kai
2014 6 2,411
2015 9 2,852
2016 8 2,895
2017 6 3,155
2018 7 3,462
2019 14 3,741
2020 10 3,863
2021 12 4,638
2022 10 5,366
2023 11 4,967
2024 20 4,276

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1991–2024.

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