Recorded 1974–2002 Boys' name Peak 1995 57 births

Karlon — boys' name

57 babies named Karlon in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s231990s182000s5
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Karlon was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

7 babies were named Karlon in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karlon

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Karlon between 1974 and 2002, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Karlon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karlon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Karlon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karlon 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 57 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.

Karlon at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

57

Since 1974

29 years of records

Peak year

1995

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1974

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2002

Karlon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1974

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2002199619951993198919881985198219791974 6

Karlon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 40% of Karlon's all-time total
1970s111980s231990s182000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karlon?
57 babies have been named Karlon since 1974. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1995 with 7 births.
When was Karlon most popular?
Karlon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Karlon been used?
Karlon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 29 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Karlon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karl, Karter, Karson, Kareem, 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, 1974–2002 (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.