US rank #4956 Boys' name Peak 2024 284 births

Kailon — #4956 US boys' name

284 babies named Kailon in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s542000s732010s942020s63
#4956
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kailon was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kailon in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kailon

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Kailon between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kailon currently holds the #4956 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kailon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kailon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kailon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kailon 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 284 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.

Kailon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

284

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2024

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,956

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kailon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
20
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
510152025 202420202016201220082003199919941991 6

Kailon popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 1995 (Kailon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1995 7

Kailon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
94 births that decade — 33% of Kailon's all-time total
1990s542000s732010s942020s63

Kailon by state

Where Kailon concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kailon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 1.8%
#2 Texas
5 1.8%
Louisiana share of Kailon's total US births 1.8%
Even split

5 of 284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kailon?
284 babies have been named Kailon since 1991. It currently ranks #4956 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 20 births.
When was Kailon most popular?
Kailon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kailon most popular?
The top states for the name Kailon are Louisiana (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kailon been used?
Kailon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kailon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, 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, 1991–2024 (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.