Boys' name · since 1982
Kellon
Kellon has 322 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,199 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,031 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 322
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kellon is the #11031 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 322 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Kellon recorded 322 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #11031 nationally today, ahead of 21% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #10,199 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,031 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 322 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kellon ranks #10,199 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,031 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 322 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,199 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,031 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 322
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kellon's 322 recorded births place it above 77.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kellon compares
322 47th 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
Kellon's all-time total is 13% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kellon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 322 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kellon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kellon splits its recorded history at 2001: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kellon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kellon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (91 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Kellon's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kellon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 91 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kellon's data
- Kellon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kellon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
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 Kellon 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.