How Many People Are Named Kaylon?
An estimated 1,952 people in the United States have the first name Kaylon. It is used for both genders, with 66.3% male. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Kaylon peaked in popularity in 1997 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaylon 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 Kaylon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,952
About 1 in 175,591 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
66.3% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1997
86 births
Total Registered
1,999
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaylon
Kaylon is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (66.3%) and females (33.7%). Out of 1,999 total births registered, 1,325 were male and 674 were female.
Kaylon as a male name
Ranked #4,957 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (51 births)
Kaylon as a female name
Ranked #16,493 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2000 (37 births)
Kaylon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaylon span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 661 babies were registered. Kaylon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kaylon by Decade
How has Kaylon 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.
Kaylon by State
Birth registrations for Kaylon span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas. The lowest are in New York, Florida, Alabama. On average, about 50 Kaylons were registered per state.
Kaylon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaylon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaylon
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaylon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaylon?
We estimate approximately 1,952 people named Kaylon 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 175,591 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaylon a common name?
Kaylon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,999 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaylon most popular?
Kaylon reached peak popularity in 1997, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaylon is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaylon a male name?
Kaylon is predominantly male. 66.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaylon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaylon Smith, Kaylon Johnson, Kaylon 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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