Boys' name · since 1982
Tayon
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.
- #8,346 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 455
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 455 have been recorded since 1982.
Tayon has 455 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2023.
- #8,346 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 455 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayon ranks #8,346 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 455 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,346 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 455
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayon's 455 recorded births place it above 81.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Tayon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tayon's full recorded timeline at 2004, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tayon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2023
- Peak year (2002)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Tayon popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1994 (Tayon as girls' name)
Tayon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (191 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Tayon's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tayon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 191 births (42% of all-time use).
Tayon by state
Where Tayon concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.1% |
10 of 455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tayon's data
- Tayon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Tayons (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Tayon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1982–2023 (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 Tayon 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.