US rank #8487 Boys' name Peak 2009 535 births

Kemon — #8487 US boys' name

535 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.

1970s81980s121990s1172000s2172010s1452020s36
#8487
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kemon was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

29 babies were named Kemon in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kemon

The Social Security Administration has registered 535 babies named Kemon between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kemon currently holds the #8487 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kemon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kemon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kemon in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kemon 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 535 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.

Kemon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

535

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2009

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,487

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kemon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
29
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
010203040 20242019201320082003199819931979 8

Kemon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
217 births that decade — 41% of Kemon's all-time total
1970s81980s121990s1172000s2172010s1452020s36

Kemon by state

Where Kemon concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Kemon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
11 2.1%
#2 Virginia
11 2.1%
#3 Louisiana
10 1.9%
#4 Illinois
6 1.1%
#5 California
5 0.9%
#6 Florida
5 0.9%
#7 Texas
5 0.9%
Georgia share of Kemon's total US births 2.1%
Even split

11 of 535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kemon?
535 babies have been named Kemon since 1979. It currently ranks #8487 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 29 births.
When was Kemon most popular?
Kemon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Kemon most popular?
The top states for the name Kemon are Georgia (11 births), Virginia (11 births), Louisiana (10 births).
How long has the name Kemon been used?
Kemon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kemon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kemper, Kemari, Kemp, Kemarion, 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, 1979–2024 (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.