US rank #12967 Boys' name Peak 2005 709 births

Kadon — #12967 US boys' name

709 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.

1990s482000s3942010s2122020s55
#12967
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Kadon was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

54 babies were named Kadon in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kadon

The Social Security Administration has registered 709 babies named Kadon between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kadon currently holds the #12967 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kadon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 394 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kadon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kadon in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kadon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 709 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kadon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

709

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2005

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,967

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kadon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
54
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0204060 202420202016201220082004200019961995 6

Kadon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
394 births that decade — 56% of Kadon's all-time total
1990s482000s3942010s2122020s55

Kadon by state

Where Kadon concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kadon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
37 5.2%
#2 California
15 2.1%
#3 Louisiana
6 0.8%
#4 Missouri
5 0.7%
Texas share of Kadon's total US births 5.2%
Even split

37 of 709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kadon?
709 babies have been named Kadon since 1995. It currently ranks #12967 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 54 births.
When was Kadon most popular?
Kadon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 394 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Kadon most popular?
The top states for the name Kadon are Texas (37 births), California (15 births), Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Kadon been used?
Kadon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kadon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaden, Kade, Kadin, Kadyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.