Boys' name · since 1982

Keilon

Keilon has 231 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#12,121 of 45,481
all-time among boys
231
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade

Keilon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 231 have been recorded since 1982.

Keilon has 231 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.

  • #12,121 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 231 born since 1982
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keilon ranks #12,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.

#12,121 of 45,481
all-time among boys
231
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keilon's 231 recorded births place it above 73.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

Keilon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Keilon splits its recorded history at 2003: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Keilon popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2006)
16
Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
05101520 19821993199720012005200920152024 8

Keilon by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (92 births, 40% of the file).

2000s was Keilon's strongest decade.

92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Keilon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 92 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Keilon by state

Where Keilon concentrates geographically, total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Keilon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 5.2%
Texas share of Keilon's total US births 5.2%

12 of 231 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keilon?
Keilon has been given to 231 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #12,121 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 16 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Keilon sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keilon ranks #12,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Keilon most popular?
Keilon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Keilon most popular?
The top states for the name Keilon are Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Keilon been used?
The SSA has tracked Keilon since 1982 -- 43 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Keilon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keith, Keion, Keilan, Keifer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Keilon's data

  • Keilon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Keilons (12 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.

Keep exploring Keilon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Keilon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1982–2024 (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 Keilon 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.