How Many People Are Named Kaydon?
An estimated 1,448 people in the United States have the first name Kaydon. It is predominantly male (94.5%). The average bearer is 14 years old, and Kaydon peaked in popularity in 2014 with 106 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaydon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kaydon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kaydon is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,448
About 1 in 236,709 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.5% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2014
106 births
Total Registered
1,461
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaydon
Kaydon is predominantly male (94.5%), though 80 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kaydon as a male name
Ranked #3,637 in 2024
31 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (98 births)
Kaydon as a female name
Ranked #12,498 in 2014
8 female births in 2014
Peak: 2004 (12 births)
Kaydon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaydon span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 729 babies were registered. Kaydon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kaydon by Decade
How has Kaydon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kaydon by State
Birth registrations for Kaydon span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Utah, Tennessee. On average, about 23 Kaydons were registered per state.
Kaydon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaydon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaydon
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaydon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaydon?
We estimate approximately 1,448 people named Kaydon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 236,709 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaydon a common name?
Kaydon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,461 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaydon most popular?
Kaydon reached peak popularity in 2014, when 106 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaydon is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaydon a male name?
Kaydon is predominantly male. 94.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaydon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaydon Smith, Kaydon Johnson, Kaydon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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