Boys' name · since 1880
Ceylon
Ceylon has 86 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,361 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 86
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ceylon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 86 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceylon has been recorded 86 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1947.
- #18,361 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 86 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceylon ranks #18,361 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 86 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,361 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 86
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ceylon's 86 recorded births place it above 59.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ceylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ceylon splits its recorded history at 1921: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1931 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ceylon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1947
- Peak year (1931)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Ceylon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (35 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Ceylon's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ceylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 9
1930s
9 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ceylon's data
- Ceylon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ceylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1880–1947 (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 Ceylon 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.