Recorded 1975–2023 Boys' name Peak 2000 324 births

Kelon — boys' name

324 babies named Kelon in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s411990s872000s1252010s482020s12

The verdict

324 boys have been named Kelon since 1975, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

324
total births
1975–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kelon was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kelon in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kelon

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Kelon between 1975 and 2023, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kelon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kelon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kelon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kelon 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 324 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.

Kelon at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

324

Since 1975

49 years of records

Peak year

2000

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1975

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kelon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1975

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
18
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
05101520 20232012200720021997199119841975 5

Kelon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
125 births that decade — 39% of Kelon's all-time total
1970s111980s411990s872000s1252010s482020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kelon?
324 babies have been named Kelon since 1975. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 18 births.
When was Kelon most popular?
Kelon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Kelon been used?
Kelon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 49 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kelon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kelly, Kelvin, Kellen, Kellan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2023 (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.