Unisex name · since 1972
Kaylon
Kaylon has 1,348 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,246 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,443 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,348
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaylon is the #4443 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,348 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylon has been recorded 1,348 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #4443 nationally and more common than 68% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,246 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,443 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,348 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylon ranks #4,246 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,443 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,348 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,246 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,443 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,348
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaylon's 1,348 recorded births place it above 90.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaylon compares
1,348 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Kaylon's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,348 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaylon's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaylon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Kaylon popularity over time - girls
675 total births recorded since 1961 (Kaylon as girls' name)
Kaylon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (393 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Kaylon's strongest decade.
393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kaylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 151
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
393 births
- 2000s
2000s
336 births
- 2010s
2010s
278 births
- 2020s 155
2020s
155 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 393 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kaylon 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 Kaylon's total volume
Kaylon by state
Where Kaylon concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 169 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 72 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 42 | 3.1% |
| #4 | California | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
169 of 1,348 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaylon's data
- Kaylon's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (393 total births) through the 2020s (155) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaylons (169 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Kaylon
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Kaylon 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.