Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kalon isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kalon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,079
- 1,056 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,793 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +44%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,793 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 54.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 856 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kalon’s family of names
In Greek usage, Kalon as a surname is a transliteration of Καλόν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kalon, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Quinton
“from the queen's town or settlement”
>99% boys
Keenan
“a small woman” · “of an ancient family”
>99% boys
Collin
“high” · “of the victorious people”
99% boys · 1% girls
Coleman
“one who burns charcoal; resembling a dove”
>99% boys
Dillon
“resembling a lion; a faithful man”
89% boys · 11% girls
Devon
“from the beautiful farmland; of the divine”
86% boys · 14% girls
Quentin
“the fifth-born child”
>99% boys
Ramon
“a wise protector”
>99% boys