US rank #2759 Boys' name Peak 2016 1,384 births

Kylon — #2759 US boys' name

1,384 babies named Kylon in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s271990s1882000s4592010s4792020s219
#2759
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kylon was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

57 babies were named Kylon in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kylon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,384 babies named Kylon between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kylon currently holds the #2759 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kylon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 479 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kylon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 188 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Kylon in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kylon 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 1,384 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.

Kylon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,384

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2016

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,759

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kylon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
57
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0204060 20242018201220062000199419881974 6

Kylon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
479 births that decade — 35% of Kylon's all-time total
1970s121980s271990s1882000s4592010s4792020s219

Kylon by state

Where Kylon concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kylon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
188 13.6%
#2 Texas
98 7.1%
#3 Mississippi
67 4.8%
#4 Tennessee
43 3.1%
#5 Georgia
34 2.5%
#6 Arkansas
10 0.7%
#7 Florida
5 0.4%
#8 Ohio
5 0.4%
Louisiana share of Kylon's total US births 13.6%
Even split

188 of 1,384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Kylon appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kylon?
1,384 babies have been named Kylon since 1974. It currently ranks #2759 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 57 births.
When was Kylon most popular?
Kylon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 479 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Kylon most popular?
The top states for the name Kylon are Louisiana (188 births), Texas (98 births), Mississippi (67 births).
How long has the name Kylon been used?
Kylon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kylon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyle, Kyler, Kylan, Kylo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.