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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #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 2009

  • 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: #667 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,837 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedWIMichigan: #920 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,226 boysMINew York: #1,593 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 17,952 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: #769 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,231 boysINOhio: #623 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,819 boysOHPennsylvania: #907 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,875 boysPANew Jersey: #973 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,923 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,012 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 11,531 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: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #686 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,270 boysVAMaryland: #761 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,751 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: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedKSArkansas: #169 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 653 boysARTennessee: #288 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,579 boysTNNorth Carolina: #505 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,365 boysNCSouth Carolina: #521 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,100 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #491 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,682 boysOKLouisiana: #172 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 782 boysLAMississippi: #154 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 677 boysMSAlabama: #231 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,150 boysALGeorgia: #367 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,035 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jaylon, so not publishedHITexas: #392 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 2,453 boysTXFlorida: #698 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,294 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#154 · 1 in 677
  2. Arkansas#169 · 1 in 653
  3. Louisiana#172 · 1 in 782
  4. Alabama#231 · 1 in 1,150
  5. Tennessee#288 · 1 in 1,579

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#154221 in 677
Arkansas#169231 in 653
Louisiana#172321 in 782
Alabama#231211 in 1,150
Tennessee#288231 in 1,579
Georgia#367291 in 2,035
Texas#392761 in 2,453
Oklahoma#49181 in 2,682
North Carolina#505161 in 3,365
South Carolina#52171 in 3,100
Ohio#623131 in 4,819
Illinois#667151 in 4,837
Virginia#68681 in 5,270
Florida#698181 in 5,294
Maryland#76151 in 5,751
Indiana#76961 in 6,231
Pennsylvania#90771 in 8,875
Michigan#92061 in 8,226
New Jersey#97351 in 8,923
California#1,012211 in 11,531
New York#1,59361 in 17,952
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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 2009

girls
#9,379
12 births · 1 in 153,093 girls
boys
#637
393 births · 1 in 5,047 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #9,379Jaylon12

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #637Jaylon393
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 153,093 of them was named Jaylon, which outranked 53.6% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylon
  1. #8,888Zoraya13
  2. #8,888Zunairah13
  3. #8,888Zurie13
  4. #9,379Jaylon12
  5. #9,379Aaleigha12
  6. #9,379Aaminah12
  7. #9,379Aamna12
  8. #9,975Aamani11
  9. #9,975Aanika11
  10. #9,975Aariona11

Tied with 595 names at #9,379; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

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

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 5,047 of them was named Jaylon, which outranked 95.6% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jaylon
  1. #634Jaeden395
  2. #634Johnathon395
  3. #634Zachery395
  4. #637Jaylon393
  5. #637Davin393
  6. #639Jadiel392
  7. #639Markus392
  8. #639Mohammed392

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

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

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

See the top 100 for 2009 →