Holding steady, #6,803 for boys today.
Popularity of Kayron since 1942
Babies named Kayron per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2007, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Kayron's real moment was 2025.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 15 | 0 |
| 1950s | 31 | 0 |
| 1960s | 13 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 7 | 27 |
| 1990s | 0 | 79 |
| 2000s | 0 | 89 |
| 2010s | 0 | 62 |
| 2020s | 0 | 45 |
Meaning & origin
Originally recorded in 1985, Kayron is a modern invention that has never broken into widespread use. Its rank of 6,803 in 2025 makes it more distinctive than common names, with an incidence of about 1 in 142,340 births. The name reached its peak popularity in the same year, suggesting a slight uptick in interest but still extremely rare. Because it first appeared in the 1980s and lacks historical roots, Kayron belongs to the category of contemporary American coinages. Its phonetic structure feels familiar due to components found in established names like Kayla and Cameron, yet it remains a blank slate without traditional baggage or notable bearers.
Kayron first appeared in U.S. records in 1985. It may be a modern coinage blending the popular phonetic element Kay (from names like Kayla) with the suffix -ron (as in Cameron or Baron). Alternatively, it could be a variant spelling of Karon, itself a modern invention. The name has remained rare and has no established meaning or historical precedent.
“Kayron” around the world
Where Kayron lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
115
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Kay, Ron
Sibling names for Kayron
Names that share Kayron's style, for a brother or sister.
