Boys' name · since 1982
Kayon
350 babies named Kayon in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 350
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kayon is the #7867 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 350 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayon has been recorded 350 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #7867 nationally and more common than 44% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #9,747 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,867 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 350 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayon ranks #9,747 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,867 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 350 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,867 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 350
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kayon's 350 recorded births place it above 78.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kayon compares
350 49th percentile among 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
Kayon's all-time total is 5% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 350 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayon's full recorded timeline at 2009, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kayon popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1993 (Kayon as girls' name)
Kayon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (120 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Kayon's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kayon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (34% of all-time use).
Kayon by state
Where Kayon concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 350 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kayon's data
- Kayon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kayons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kayon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Kayon 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.