Boys' name · since 2000
Zaylon
Zaylon has 522 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,111 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 522
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zaylon is the #4111 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 522 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaylon has been recorded 522 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #4111 nationally and more common than 70% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #7,705 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,111 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 522 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaylon ranks #7,705 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,111 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 522 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,111 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 522
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaylon's 522 recorded births place it above 83.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zaylon compares
522 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Zaylon's all-time total is 41% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaylon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 522 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zaylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaylon splits its recorded history at 2013: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaylon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Zaylon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (248 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Zaylon's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Zaylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
248 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 248 births (48% of all-time use).
How Zaylon 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 Zaylon's total volume
Zaylon by state
Where Zaylon concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 68 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 25 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 15 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.0% |
68 of 522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zaylon's data
- Zaylon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (248 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaylons (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Zaylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Zaylon 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.