Boys' name · since 1979
Kemon
548 babies named Kemon in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,460 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,561 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 548
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kemon currently ranks #6561 among boys' names in America, with 548 babies recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Kemon recorded 548 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #6561 nationally today, ahead of 53% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #7,460 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,561 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 548 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemon ranks #7,460 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,561 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 548 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,460 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,561 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 548
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kemon's 548 recorded births place it above 83.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Kemon compares
548 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Kemon's all-time total is 49% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kemon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 548 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kemon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kemon's full recorded timeline at 2006, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kemon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Kemon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (217 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kemon's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kemon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
217 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 217 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kemon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kemon's total volume
Kemon by state
Where Kemon concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
11 of 548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kemon's data
- Kemon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kemons (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kemon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Kemon 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.