Jaylon

Last seen for girls in 2015 at #16,419 · #1,808 for boys in 2025, 88 births
Given to boys 97.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2002 · 646 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,190
since 1976

Jaylon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Jaylon has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #398, 2002boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,80888
2024—#1,82089
2023—#1,608108
2022—#1,457124
2021—#1,424128
2020—#1,280143
2019—#1,239152
2018—#1,335135
2017—#1,264144
2016—#1,203157
2015#16,4195#1,134167
2014—#1,097174
2013—#1,090170
2012#12,1998#993200
2011—#906223
2010#13,4487#749303
2009#9,37912#637393
2008#10,08411#602417
2007#12,6768#562458
2006#17,1685#482548
2005#7,13816#475528
2004#6,76817#426613
2003#6,05519#426601
2002#7,04515#398646
2001#5,82219#418599
2000#5,93718#429568
1999#6,83614#455505
1998#6,36015#490445
1997#5,22819#554349
1996#11,8076#599296
1995#10,5147#687238
1994#5,44517#757193
1993#8,7199#1,091105
1992#13,3175#1,73149
1991—#5,9428
1990—#2,95221
1989—#4,81110
1988—#3,91512
1987—#5,4597
1986—#5,3327
1985—#4,05210
1984—#4,9737
1983—#4,1419
1982—#6,3855
1981—#6,2625
1980—#3,83810
1979—#5,3556
1978—#5,7725
1977—#5,1236
1976—#4,9356
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First appearance
1976

The first year at least five boys were named Jaylon! It came in at #4,935, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1976–1979, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Jaylon is popular in 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedNHWashington: #750 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,899 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedMNIllinois: #598 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,896 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedWIMichigan: #589 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,102 boysMINew York: #911 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,146 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedIAIndiana: #449 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,229 boysINOhio: #618 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,060 boysOHPennsylvania: #801 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 9,061 boysPANew Jersey: #937 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,495 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #811 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 10,085 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedUTColorado: #549 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,232 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #396 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,828 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #315 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,032 boysVAMaryland: #603 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,751 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedNMKansas: #490 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,315 boysKSArkansas: #166 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 684 boysARTennessee: #237 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,330 boysTNNorth Carolina: #366 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,316 boysNCSouth Carolina: #186 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 873 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #344 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,880 boysOKLouisiana: #112 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 481 boysLAMississippi: #82 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 347 boysMSAlabama: #128 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 523 boysALGeorgia: #231 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,190 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedHITexas: #283 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 1,544 boysTXFlorida: #547 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,157 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#82 · 1 in 347
  2. Louisiana#112 · 1 in 481
  3. Alabama#128 · 1 in 523
  4. Arkansas#166 · 1 in 684
  5. South Carolina#186 · 1 in 873

Best ever in a state: #54 in Mississippi, 2000.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#82431 in 347
Louisiana#112531 in 481
Alabama#128451 in 523
Arkansas#166221 in 684
South Carolina#186241 in 873
Georgia#231491 in 1,190
Tennessee#237271 in 1,330
Texas#2831161 in 1,544
Virginia#315211 in 2,032
Oklahoma#344111 in 1,880
North Carolina#366221 in 2,316
Missouri#396121 in 2,828
Indiana#449121 in 3,229
Kansas#49051 in 3,315
Florida#547231 in 4,157
Colorado#54971 in 4,232
Michigan#589111 in 5,102
Illinois#598161 in 4,896
Maryland#60361 in 4,751
Ohio#618111 in 6,060
Washington#75051 in 6,899
Pennsylvania#80171 in 9,061
California#811251 in 10,085
New York#911121 in 9,146
New Jersey#93751 in 9,495
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jaylon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 12 spots since 2024 (#1,820 → #1,808)
  • 528 spots since 2020 (#1,280 → #1,808)
  • 674 spots since 2015 (#1,134 → #1,808)
  • Biggest jump: 334 spots in 1994 (#1,091 → #757)
  • Biggest drop: 157 spots in 2011 (#749 → #906)
Rise & fade · boys
26 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1976
  • Peaked 2002 at #398 (646 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 1994–2012
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,005
  • Highest: 1 in 3,005 boys born in 2002 were named Jaylon (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 19,410 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 52.7% of all boys named Jaylon (5,371) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s23#4,935 (1976)#5,296
1980s82#3,838 (1980)#4,917
1990s2,209#455 (1999)#1,526
2000s5,371#398 (2002)#486
2010s1,825#749 (2010)#1,101
2020s680#1,280 (2020)#1,566

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jaylon in 2004

girls
#6,768
17 births · 1 in 108,015 girls
boys
#426
613 births · 1 in 3,238 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #6,768Jaylon17

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #426Jaylon613
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 108,015 of them was named Jaylon, which outranked 64.1% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylon
  1. #6,489Zari18
  2. #6,489Zoriah18
  3. #6,489Zully18
  4. #6,768Jaylon17
  5. #6,768Aaleyah17
  6. #6,768Abriella17
  7. #6,768Adalina17
  8. #7,077Aashi16
  9. #7,077Abreanna16
  10. #7,077Abree16

Tied with 308 names at #6,768; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 3,238 of them was named Jaylon, which outranked 96.8% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylon
  1. #423Graham617
  2. #424Jamari614
  3. #424Maximus614
  4. #426Jaylon613
  5. #426Jadon613
  6. #426Melvin613
  7. #429Toby612
  8. #430Silas611
  9. #431Declan606

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2004 →