Is Kaylon a boy or girl name?

Kaylon is a unisex name. Of the 2,023 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 33.4% were girls and 66.6% were boys. It changed hands in 1993, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Kaylon

Recorded 1961–2025 · United States

Kaylon was most popular in 1997, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,023 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,023 people named Kaylon.

Kaylon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kaylon’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaylon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaylon is a unisex name — 33.4% of the 2,023 Americans given it were girls and 66.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1993 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 11% girls and 89% 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 Kaylon

Where Kaylon is most concentrated

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

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