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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #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 2005

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #770 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,014 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedWIMichigan: #761 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,842 boysMINew York: #1,364 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 15,468 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: #653 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,465 boysINOhio: #519 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,368 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #420 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,356 boysCTCalifornia: #999 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 13,377 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #603 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,862 boysMOKentucky: #465 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,910 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #569 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,307 boysVAMaryland: #501 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,597 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: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedKSArkansas: #199 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 886 boysARTennessee: #214 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,151 boysTNNorth Carolina: #416 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,616 boysNCSouth Carolina: #457 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,650 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #435 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,577 boysOKLouisiana: #115 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 464 boysLAMississippi: #66 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 278 boysMSAlabama: #157 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 719 boysALGeorgia: #326 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,809 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedHITexas: #302 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 1,617 boysTXFlorida: #681 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,824 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#66 · 1 in 278
  2. Louisiana#115 · 1 in 464
  3. Alabama#157 · 1 in 719
  4. Arkansas#199 · 1 in 886
  5. Tennessee#214 · 1 in 1,151

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#66531 in 278
Louisiana#115521 in 464
Alabama#157331 in 719
Arkansas#199171 in 886
Tennessee#214321 in 1,151
Texas#3021121 in 1,617
Georgia#326331 in 1,809
North Carolina#416201 in 2,616
Connecticut#42051 in 3,356
Oklahoma#43581 in 2,577
South Carolina#45781 in 2,650
Kentucky#46561 in 3,910
Maryland#50181 in 3,597
Ohio#519151 in 4,368
Virginia#569101 in 4,307
Missouri#60371 in 4,862
Indiana#65371 in 5,465
Florida#681171 in 5,824
Michigan#76181 in 6,842
Illinois#770111 in 7,014
California#999191 in 13,377
New York#1,36471 in 15,468
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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 2005

girls
#7,138
16 births · 1 in 115,490 girls
boys
#475
528 births · 1 in 3,783 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #7,138Jaylon16

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #475Jaylon528
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 115,490 of them was named Jaylon, which outranked 62.8% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylon
  1. #6,820Zeynep17
  2. #6,820Zissy17
  3. #6,820Ziza17
  4. #7,138Jaylon16
  5. #7,138Aashi16
  6. #7,138Abeni16
  7. #7,138Abi16
  8. #7,500Aalayah15
  9. #7,500Aariah15
  10. #7,500Abbe15

Tied with 361 names at #7,138; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

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

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 3,783 of them was named Jaylon, which outranked 96.4% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylon
  1. #472Desmond530
  2. #472Reed530
  3. #474Toby529
  4. #475Jaylon528
  5. #476Kody527
  6. #476Phoenix527
  7. #478Mohamed524
Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

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

See the top 100 for 2005 →