US rank #9494 Boys' name Peak 2012 149 births

Kaiyon — #9494 US boys' name

149 babies named Kaiyon in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s782020s43
#9494
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 33% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kaiyon was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

14 babies were named Kaiyon in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaiyon

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Kaiyon between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaiyon currently holds the #9494 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaiyon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaiyon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaiyon 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 149 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.

Kaiyon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

149

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2012

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,494

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaiyon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
14
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
46810121416 2024202120182014201020072004 5

Kaiyon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 52% of Kaiyon's all-time total
2000s282010s782020s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaiyon?
149 babies have been named Kaiyon since 2004. It currently ranks #9494 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 14 births.
When was Kaiyon most popular?
Kaiyon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Kaiyon been used?
Kaiyon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaiyon?
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.

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, 2004–2024 (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.