Boys' name · since 1991
Kailon
Kailon has 299 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,282 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
299 babies have been named Kailon since 1991, making it today's #6282 boys' name.
Kailon has 299 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6282 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #10,597 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,282 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 299 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kailon ranks #10,597 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,282 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 299 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,282 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kailon's 299 recorded births place it above 76.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Kailon compares
299 45th percentile among 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
Kailon's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kailon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 299 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kailon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kailon splits its recorded history at 2010: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kailon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kailon popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1995 (Kailon as girls' name)
Kailon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (94 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Kailon's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kailon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 94 births (31% of all-time use).
Kailon by state
Where Kailon concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
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What to do with Kailon's data
- Kailon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Kailons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Kailon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Kailon 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.