Kalon
Kalon was the 4793rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2357th; the most babies were born in 1998 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,725 places. More babies were named Kalon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,793 boys, down 305 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199837 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,079babies recorded
Kalon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 23 since 1995.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,793 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,488 | 22 |
| 2010 | #3,347 | 33 |
| 2000 | #4,139 | 19 |
| 1990 | #2,527 | 27 |
| 1980 | #3,510 | 12 |
| 1970 | #4,496 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kalon, counting every spelling?
Kalon is a spelling of Kallen, a name family that ranked #1,133 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,793 for Kalon on its own. Together these spellings went to 171 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kallen | 150 | #1,302 | 701 |
| Kalon | 21 | #4,793 | 127 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kalon?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kalon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalon?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Kalon are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 13 and 34. That makes Kalon mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kalon by state
How common Kalon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kalon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kalon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kalon
How popular is the name Kalon?
Kalon was the 4793rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2357th; the most babies were born in 1998 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,725 places. More babies were named Kalon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kalon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kalon in the US.
Where is Kalon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kalon was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and California.