US rank #9216 Boys' name Peak 2006 231 births

Keilon — #9216 US boys' name

231 babies named Keilon in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s622000s922010s572020s8
#9216
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Keilon was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

16 babies were named Keilon in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Keilon

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Keilon between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Keilon currently holds the #9216 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Keilon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Keilon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Keilon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Keilon 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 231 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.

Keilon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

231

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2006

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,216

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Keilon popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
16
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 20242015200920052001199719931982 7

Keilon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
92 births that decade — 40% of Keilon's all-time total
1980s121990s622000s922010s572020s8

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?
231 babies have been named Keilon since 1982. It currently ranks #9216 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 16 births.
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?
Keilon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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.