Boys' name · since 1995
Kaelon
Kaelon has 302 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 302
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
302 boys have been named Kaelon since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelon has been recorded 302 times among boys since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2024.
- #10,533 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 302 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelon ranks #10,533 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 302 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 302
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaelon's 302 recorded births place it above 76.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kaelon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaelon's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaelon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kaelon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (106 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Kaelon's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kaelon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 106 births (35% of all-time use).
Kaelon by state
Where Kaelon concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 4.6% |
14 of 302 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kaelon's data
- Kaelon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaelons (14 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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaelon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1995–2024 (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 Kaelon 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.