Boys' name · since 1978

Lajon

30 babies named Lajon in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,878 of 45,481
all-time among boys
30
born since 1978
2000s
peak decade

30 boys have been named Lajon since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lajon has been recorded 30 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2007.

  • #25,878 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 30 born since 1978
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lajon ranks #25,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.

#25,878 of 45,481
all-time among boys
30
born since 1978
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lajon's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% 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.

Lajon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lajon's full recorded timeline at 1999, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lajon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2001)
8
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
456789 19781989199920012007 5

Lajon by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 43% of the file).

2000s was Lajon's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Lajon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (43% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lajon? ▼
30 babies have been named Lajon since 1978. All-time, it sits at #25,878 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
Where does Lajon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lajon ranks #25,878 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 Lajon most popular? ▼
Lajon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Lajon been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lajon since 1978 -- 30 years through the most recent 2007 data.
What names are similar to Lajon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lajuan, Lajarvis, Lajuane, Lajohn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Lajon

Nearby Names Like Lajon

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

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Lajavion Boy
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lajon: 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, 1978–2007 (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 Lajon 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.