Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kaylon 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 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaylon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,023
- 1,348 boys · 675 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 86 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,473 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 89% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,473 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 51 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,558 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.
Kaylon’s family of names
Kaylon may belong to the same name family as KAYLLON. This is a tentative spelling connection.
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 Kaylon, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Kegan
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Maycon
Maycon is a masculine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
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Rackwon
>99% boys