Declining since 2004, #9,714 for boys today.
Popularity of Keylon since 1978
Babies named Keylon per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 30 |
| 1990s | 120 |
| 2000s | 162 |
| 2010s | 115 |
| 2020s | 45 |
Meaning & origin
Keylon is a modern invented name that first entered the U.S. naming records in 1978. It reached its peak popularity in 2003, though it has never been common. By 2025, the name had fallen in usage, ranking 9,714th with approximately 1 in every 244,011 boys receiving the name. Its decline in recent years suggests it may have been a passing trend rather than a lasting classic. Keylon has not been strongly associated with any particular state or region.
Keylon is a modern coinage, likely formed from the popular prefix 'Kay-' or 'Key-' combined with the suffix '-lon', echoing names like Kylon or Jaylon. It first appeared in the United States in the late 1970s and saw a modest peak in the early 2000s.
“Keylon” around the world
Where Keylon lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
15
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Key
Sibling names for Keylon
Names that share Keylon's style, for a brother or sister.
