Recorded 1982–2023 Boys' name Peak 2002 455 births

Tayon — boys' name

455 babies named Tayon in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s932000s1912010s1142020s24
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tayon was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

27 babies were named Tayon in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tayon

The Social Security Administration has registered 455 babies named Tayon between 1982 and 2023, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tayon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tayon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Tayon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tayon 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 455 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.

Tayon at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

455

Since 1982

42 years of records

Peak year

2002

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1982

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tayon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1982

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
27
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
051015202530 20232017201120062001199619911982 6

Tayon popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1994 (Tayon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1994 5

Tayon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
191 births that decade — 42% of Tayon's all-time total
1980s331990s932000s1912010s1142020s24

Tayon by state

Where Tayon concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tayon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
10 2.2%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 1.1%
Maryland share of Tayon's total US births 2.2%
Even split

10 of 455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayon?
455 babies have been named Tayon since 1982. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 27 births.
When was Tayon most popular?
Tayon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Tayon most popular?
The top states for the name Tayon are Maryland (10 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Tayon been used?
Tayon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 42 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tayon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taylor, Tayden, Tayler, Taylen, 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, 1982–2023 (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.