Boys' name · since 1986
Caylon
Caylon has 252 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,612 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 252
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
252 boys have been named Caylon since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Caylon recorded 252 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2021.
- #11,612 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 252 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caylon ranks #11,612 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 252 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,612 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 252
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Caylon's 252 recorded births place it above 74.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caylon's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caylon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2021
- Peak year (1990)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Caylon popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 1994 (Caylon as girls' name)
Caylon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (99 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Caylon's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Caylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 99 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Caylon's data
- Caylon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
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, 1986–2021 (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 Caylon 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.