Unisex name · since 1994
Kaydon
Kaydon has 1,416 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,114 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,416
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaydon currently ranks #3354 among unisex names in America, with 1,416 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaydon has been recorded 1,416 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #3354 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #4,114 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,354 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,416 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaydon ranks #4,114 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,354 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,416 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,114 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,416
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaydon's 1,416 recorded births place it above 90.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaydon compares
1,416 Top 26% higher than 74% of 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
Kaydon's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaydon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,416 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaydon splits its recorded history at 2011: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 98 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaydon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kaydon popularity over time - girls
80 total births recorded since 2002 (Kaydon as girls' name)
Kaydon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (706 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Kaydon's strongest decade.
706 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kaydon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
455 births
- 2010s
2010s
706 births
- 2020s 227
2020s
227 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 706 births (50% of all-time use).
How Kaydon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kaydon's total volume
Kaydon by state
Where Kaydon concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 118 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 47 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 36 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 28 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 16 | 1.1% |
118 of 1,416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Kaydon appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaydon's data
- Kaydon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (706 total births); usage has since declined to 227 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaydons (118 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kaydon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Kaydon 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.