Boys' name · since 2008

Kydon

71 babies named Kydon in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,745 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade

Kydon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 71 have been recorded since 2008.

Kydon has 71 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2023.

  • #19,745 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 71 born since 2008
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kydon ranks #19,745 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,745 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kydon's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kydon splits its recorded history at 2015: 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 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kydon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
45678910 20082009201020122013201520172020202120222023 5

Kydon by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (37 births, 52% of the file).

2010s was Kydon's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Kydon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kydon? ▼
Kydon has been given to 71 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,745 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 9 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Kydon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kydon ranks #19,745 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kydon most popular? ▼
Kydon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Kydon been used? ▼
Records for Kydon go back to 2008, giving 16 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Kydon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyden, Kydan, Kydin. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kydon's data

  • Kydon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kydon

Nearby Names Like Kydon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kydon

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Kydan Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kydon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2008–2023 (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 Kydon 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.