Boys' name · since 1992
Jayon
948 babies named Jayon in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,998 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 948
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
948 babies have been named Jayon since 1992, making it today's #5998 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayon has been recorded 948 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #5998 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #5,307 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,998 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 948 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayon ranks #5,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,998 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 948 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,998 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 948
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jayon's 948 recorded births place it above 88.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Jayon compares
948 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Jayon's all-time total is 157% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 948 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jayon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jayon's full recorded timeline at 2010, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jayon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Jayon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (390 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Jayon's strongest decade.
390 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jayon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
390 births
- 2010s
2010s
369 births
- 2020s 137
2020s
137 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 390 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jayon 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 Jayon's total volume
Jayon by state
Where Jayon concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 48 | 5.1% |
| #2 | California | | 38 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 30 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 22 | 2.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.6% |
48 of 948 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jayon appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jayon's data
- Jayon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (390 total births) through the 2020s (137) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Jayons (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Jayon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Jayon 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.