Kaylon
Kaylon was the 4473rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1795th; the most babies were born in 1996 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved down 535 places. More babies were named Kaylon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,473 boys, down 856 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 92% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199651 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,023babies recorded
Kaylon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #4,473 | — | 23 |
| 2020 | — | #3,617 | — | 30 |
| 2010 | #10,128 | #3,415 | 11 | 32 |
| 2000 | #3,555 | #2,406 | 37 | 40 |
| 1990 | #5,973 | #2,349 | 15 | 30 |
| 1980 | — | #4,735 | — | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kaylon, counting every spelling?
Kaylon is a spelling of Caelan, a name family that ranked #984 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,473 for Kaylon on its own. Together these spellings went to 215 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caelan | 43 | #2,892 | 265 |
| Kailan | 28 | #3,896 | 184 |
| Keilan | 33 | #3,481 | 174 |
| Kailen | 23 | #4,465 | 171 |
| Kaylon | 23 | #4,473 | 125 |
| Kaelan | 19 | #5,117 | 94 |
| Kailon | 14 | #6,273 | 68 |
| Kaelen | 12 | #6,994 | 62 |
| Caelen | 13 | #6,515 | 56 |
| Cailan | — | — | 29 |
| Keilen | — | — | 26 |
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 Kaylon?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaylon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kaylon 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 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaylon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaylon?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Kaylon are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 13 and 31. That makes Kaylon 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.
Kaylon by state
How common Kaylon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Kaylon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaylon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaylon
How popular is the name Kaylon?
Kaylon was the 4473rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1795th; the most babies were born in 1996 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved down 535 places. More babies were named Kaylon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kaylon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 92% boys given the name Kaylon in the US.
Where is Kaylon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaylon was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.