Boys' name · since 2001

Cairon

Cairon has 76 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,224 of 45,481
all-time among boys
76
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Cairon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 76 have been recorded since 2001.

Cairon has 76 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2022.

  • #19,224 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 76 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cairon ranks #19,224 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,224 of 45,481
all-time among boys
76
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cairon's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cairon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cairon's full recorded timeline at 2016, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cairon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2021)
10
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4681012 20012006201120122013201620172018201920212022 9

Cairon by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (45 births, 59% of the file).

2010s was Cairon's strongest decade.

45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Cairon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 45 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cairon? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 76 babies named Cairon. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,224 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 10 births.
Where does Cairon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cairon ranks #19,224 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cairon most popular? ▼
Cairon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Cairon been used? ▼
Cairon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 22 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cairon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caiden, Cairo, Cain, Caius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Cairon's data

  • Cairon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cairon

Nearby Names Like Cairon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cairon

Caiden Boy
#603 23,341 births
Cairo Boy
#341 9,415 births
Cain Boy
#1142 7,628 births
Caius Boy
#928 2,329 births
Caine Boy
#2493 2,104 births

Compare Cairon side by side: Cairon vs Caiden Cairon vs Cairo Cairon vs Cain

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Flavius
76 births · Peak 1918
Manville
76 births · Peak 1920
Wadsworth
76 births · Peak 1921
Ercil
76 births · Peak 1914
Izear
76 births · Peak 1952
Dunbar
76 births · Peak 1914
Selman
76 births · Peak 2017
Beacher
76 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cairon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cairon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.