Boys' name · since 1974
Karlon
Karlon has 57 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Karlon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 57 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Karlon recorded 57 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2002.
- #21,260 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 57 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karlon ranks #21,260 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Karlon's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karlon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karlon's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karlon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2002
- Peak year (1995)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Karlon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (23 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Karlon's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Karlon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Karlon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~28 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, 1974–2002 (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 Karlon 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.