Is Kaydon a boy or girl name?

Kaydon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,496 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.3% were girls and 94.7% were boys.

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Kaydon

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Kaydon was most popular in 2014, when 106 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,368 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,496 people named Kaydon.

Kaydon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kaydon’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaydon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaydon is mostly a boy’s name — 5.3% of the 1,496 Americans given it were girls and 94.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kaydon

Where Kaydon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 4.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org