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Jaylon

Boy

Meaning of Jaylon: American: 'modern combination of Jay and Lon'

Jaylon is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1814th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1814

88 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,442

First recorded 1976 · peak 2002

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 21 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 54 babies1993: 114 babies1994: 210 babies1995: 245 babies1996: 302 babies1997: 368 babies1998: 460 babies1999: 519 babies2000: 586 babies20002001: 618 babies2002: 661 babies2003: 620 babies2004: 630 babies2005: 544 babies2006: 553 babies2007: 466 babies2008: 428 babies2009: 405 babies2010: 310 babies20102011: 223 babies2012: 208 babies2013: 170 babies2014: 174 babies2015: 172 babies2016: 157 babies2017: 144 babies2018: 135 babies2019: 152 babies2020: 143 babies20202021: 128 babies2022: 124 babies2023: 108 babies2024: 89 babies2025: 88 babies
US babies named Jaylon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 661.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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