Boys' name · since 2000
Iyon
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Iyon, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,328 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,797 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 65
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Iyon is the #12797 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 65 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iyon has been recorded 65 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #12797 nationally and more common than 8% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #20,328 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,797 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 65 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iyon ranks #20,328 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,797 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 65 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,328 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,797 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 65
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Iyon's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Iyon compares
65 20th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Iyon's all-time total is 82% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iyon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 65 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Iyon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Iyon's full recorded timeline at 2013, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Iyon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Iyon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (31 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Iyon's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Iyon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Iyon's data
- Iyon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Iyon
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Iyon
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iyon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Iyon 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.