Boys' name · since 1995
Kadon
720 babies named Kadon in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,426 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 720
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kadon is the #7426 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 720 recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadon has been recorded 720 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #7426 nationally and more common than 47% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #6,324 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,426 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 720 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadon ranks #6,324 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,426 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 720 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,426 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 720
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kadon's 720 recorded births place it above 86.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kadon compares
720 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Kadon's all-time total is 95% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kadon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 720 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kadon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kadon's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kadon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kadon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (394 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Kadon's strongest decade.
394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kadon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
394 births
- 2010s
2010s
212 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 394 births (55% of all-time use).
How Kadon 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 Kadon's total volume
Kadon by state
Where Kadon concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 37 | 5.1% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.7% |
37 of 720 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kadon's data
- Kadon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (394 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kadons (37 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 Kadon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Kadon 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.