Boys' name · since 2005
Zylon
213 babies named Zylon in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,225 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
213 babies have been named Zylon since 2005, making it today's #4225 boys' name.
Zylon has 213 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4225 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #12,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,225 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 213 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zylon ranks #12,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,225 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 213 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,225 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zylon's 213 recorded births place it above 72.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Zylon compares
213 39th percentile among 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
Zylon's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zylon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 213 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zylon's full recorded timeline at 2016, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zylon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Zylon by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (100 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Zylon's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Zylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 100 births (47% of all-time use).
Zylon by state
Where Zylon concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
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What to do with Zylon's data
- Alabama records the most Zylons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Zylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Zylon 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.