US rank #9334 Boys' name Peak 1996 302 births

Kaelon — #9334 US boys' name

302 babies named Kaelon in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s922000s1062010s812020s23
#9334
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kaelon was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kaelon in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaelon

The Social Security Administration has registered 302 babies named Kaelon between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaelon currently holds the #9334 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaelon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaelon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaelon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaelon 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 302 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.

Kaelon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

302

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

1996

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,334

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaelon popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
20
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 20242018201420102006200219981995 16

Kaelon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
106 births that decade — 35% of Kaelon's all-time total
1990s922000s1062010s812020s23

Kaelon by state

Where Kaelon concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaelon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
14 4.6%
Texas share of Kaelon's total US births 4.6%

14 of 302 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaelon?
302 babies have been named Kaelon since 1995. It currently ranks #9334 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 20 births.
When was Kaelon most popular?
Kaelon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Kaelon most popular?
The top states for the name Kaelon are Texas (14 births).
How long has the name Kaelon been used?
Kaelon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaelon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaeden, Kael, Kaedyn, Kaelan, 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.