US rank #6957 Boys' name Peak 2008 340 births

Kayon — #6957 US boys' name

340 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.

1980s61990s472000s1152010s1202020s52
#6957
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kayon was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kayon in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kayon

The Social Security Administration has registered 340 babies named Kayon between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kayon currently holds the #6957 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kayon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kayon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kayon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kayon 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 340 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.

Kayon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

340

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,957

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kayon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
5101520 202420202016201220082004200019961982 6

Kayon popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1993 (Kayon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1993 6

Kayon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
120 births that decade — 35% of Kayon's all-time total
1980s61990s472000s1152010s1202020s52

Kayon by state

Where Kayon concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kayon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
California share of Kayon's total US births 1.5%

5 of 340 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kayon?
340 babies have been named Kayon since 1982. It currently ranks #6957 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Kayon most popular?
Kayon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kayon most popular?
The top states for the name Kayon are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kayon been used?
Kayon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kayon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayden, Kayson, Kaysen, Kay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.