US rank #3617 Boys' name Peak 1998 1,033 births

Kalon — #3617 US boys' name

1,033 babies named Kalon in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s101970s571980s1421990s2782000s2202010s1952020s126
#3617
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Kalon was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

37 babies were named Kalon in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,033 babies named Kalon between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kalon currently holds the #3617 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 278 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kalon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Kalon in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalon 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 1,033 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.

Kalon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,033

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

1998

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#3,617

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kalon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
37
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961989198219751959 5

Kalon popularity over time — girls

23 total births recorded since 1995 (Kalon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.577.5 2018200219961995 7

Kalon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
278 births that decade — 27% of Kalon's all-time total
1950s51960s101970s571980s1421990s2782000s2202010s1952020s126

Kalon by state

Where Kalon concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Kalon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
63 6.1%
#2 California
6 0.6%
#3 Tennessee
6 0.6%
#4 Georgia
5 0.5%
#5 Illinois
5 0.5%
#6 Louisiana
5 0.5%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.5%
Texas share of Kalon's total US births 6.1%
Even split

63 of 1,033 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalon?
1,033 babies have been named Kalon since 1959. It currently ranks #3617 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 37 births.
When was Kalon most popular?
Kalon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 278 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Kalon most popular?
The top states for the name Kalon are Texas (63 births), California (6 births), Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Kalon been used?
Kalon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kalon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaleb, Kale, Kalvin, Kalen, 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, 1959–2024 (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.