Boys' name · since 1974
Kylon
1,432 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.
- #4,084 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,697 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,432
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,432 babies have been named Kylon since 1974, making it today's #2697 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kylon recorded 1,432 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #2697 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #4,084 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,697 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,432 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kylon ranks #4,084 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,697 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,432 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,084 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,697 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,432
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kylon's 1,432 recorded births place it above 91.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Kylon compares
1,432 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Kylon's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kylon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,432 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kylon's full recorded timeline at 2004, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kylon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Kylon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (479 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Kylon's strongest decade.
479 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 188
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
459 births
- 2010s
2010s
479 births
- 2020s
2020s
267 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 479 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kylon 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 Kylon's total volume
Kylon by state
Where Kylon concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 195 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 98 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 67 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 43 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 34 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
195 of 1,432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Kylon appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kylon's data
- Kylon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (479 total births) through the 2020s (267) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Kylons (195 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Kylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Kylon 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.