Boys' name · since 1995
Jailon
Jailon has 274 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,152 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
274 boys have been named Jailon since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jailon has 274 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2021.
- #11,152 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 274 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jailon ranks #11,152 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 274 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,152 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jailon's 274 recorded births place it above 75.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jailon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jailon splits its recorded history at 2006: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jailon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2021
- Peak year (2000)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Jailon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (173 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Jailon's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Jailon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 173 births (63% of all-time use).
Jailon by state
Where Jailon concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
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What to do with Jailon's data
- Jailon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jailons (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Jailon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1995–2021 (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 Jailon 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.