Total births
15
Boys' name · since 2012
Tailon
Tailon has 15 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 15
- total births
- 2012–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Tailon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 15 recorded since 2012.
Tailon has 15 recorded births among boys since 2012, 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 2012 to 2017.
- 15 total births
- 2012–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
15 boys have been named Tailon since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 15
- total births
- 2012–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Tailon was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
5 babies were named Tailon in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Tailon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tailon's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded.
Tailon at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Tailon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2017
- Peak year (2012)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Tailon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Tailon's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Tailon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tailon? ▼
Since 2012, Social Security records show 15 babies named Tailon. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 5 births.
When was Tailon most popular? ▼
Tailon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Tailon been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tailon since 2012 -- 6 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Tailon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tai, Tait, Taiwan, Taiden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Tailon
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Taiwan Boy
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Taiden Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2012–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tailon: Baby Name Since 2012 - 15 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tailon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tailon 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 July 2026.