Ceylon — boys' name

What the Data Says About Ceylon

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Ceylon between 1880 and 1947, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ceylon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ceylon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ceylon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ceylon 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 86 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.