US rank #8561 Boys' name Peak 2000 219 births

Draylon — #8561 US boys' name

219 babies named Draylon in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s342000s792010s732020s33
#8561
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Draylon was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

20 babies were named Draylon in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Draylon

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Draylon between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Draylon currently holds the #8561 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Draylon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Draylon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Draylon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Draylon 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 219 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.

Draylon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

219

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2000

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,561

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Draylon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
20
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200319991991 5

Draylon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
79 births that decade — 36% of Draylon's all-time total
1990s342000s792010s732020s33

Draylon by state

Where Draylon concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Draylon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
38 17.4%
#2 Mississippi
5 2.3%
Texas share of Draylon's total US births 17.4%
Even split

38 of 219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Draylon?
219 babies have been named Draylon since 1991. It currently ranks #8561 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 20 births.
When was Draylon most popular?
Draylon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Draylon most popular?
The top states for the name Draylon are Texas (38 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Draylon been used?
Draylon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Draylon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drake, Draven, Drayden, Drayton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1991–2024 (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.