Recorded 1986–2021 Boys' name Peak 1990 252 births

Caylon — boys' name

252 babies named Caylon in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s992000s722010s372020s15
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Caylon was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

14 babies were named Caylon in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caylon

The Social Security Administration has registered 252 babies named Caylon between 1986 and 2021, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caylon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caylon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Caylon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caylon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 252 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caylon at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

252

Since 1986

36 years of records

Peak year

1990

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1986

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2021

Caylon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1986

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1990)
14
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
46810121416 202120142009200420001996199219881986 6

Caylon popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1994 (Caylon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 20021994 6

Caylon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
99 births that decade — 39% of Caylon's all-time total
1980s291990s992000s722010s372020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caylon?
252 babies have been named Caylon since 1986. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1990 with 14 births.
When was Caylon most popular?
Caylon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Caylon been used?
Caylon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 36 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Caylon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cayden, Cayson, Caysen, Cayde, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.