Boys' name · since 1976
Jaylon
Jaylon has 10,190 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,817 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,190
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
10,190 babies have been named Jaylon since 1976, making it today's #1817 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaylon recorded 10,190 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #1817 nationally today, ahead of 87% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #1,193 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,817 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,190 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylon ranks #1,193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,817 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,190 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,817 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,190
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaylon's 10,190 recorded births place it above 97.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaylon compares
10,190 Top 9% higher than 91% of 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
Jaylon's all-time total is 28x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaylon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,190 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 646 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaylon's full recorded timeline at 2001, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 646 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaylon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 646
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jaylon popularity over time - girls
252 total births recorded since 1992 (Jaylon as girls' name)
Jaylon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,371 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Jaylon's strongest decade.
5,371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jaylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 82
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,209 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,371 births
- 2010s 1,825
2010s
1,825 births
- 2020s 680
2020s
680 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,371 births (53% of all-time use).
How Jaylon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jaylon's total volume
Jaylon by state
Where Jaylon concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,976 | 19.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 833 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 677 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 675 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 645 | 6.3% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 588 | 5.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 427 | 4.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 383 | 3.8% |
1,976 of 10,190 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Jaylon appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaylon's data
- Jaylon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,371 total births); usage has since declined to 680 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jaylons (1,976 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Jaylon 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.