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Jaylon

98% boys · 88 born in 2025

Jaylon has been given to about 10,442 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 9,932
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jaylon per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 661
  • Born in 202588
  • All time10,442

How popular is Jaylon?

Its best year was 2002, when 661 babies were given the name, ranking 398th. The typical living American called Jaylon is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Jaylon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Waylon0.88
  2. Jayson0.88
  3. Jaydon0.88
  4. Braylon0.79
  5. Jason0.75
  6. Jaxon0.75
  7. Payton0.75
  8. Jaxson0.75

Middle names for Jaylon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jaylon Paul0.77
  2. Jaylon Lee0.77
  3. Jaylon Dean0.76
  4. Jaylon Blake0.76
  5. Jaylon Bryce0.76
  6. Jaylon Wade0.76

Sibling names for Jaylon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.95
  2. Tracebrother · 0.92
  3. Paulinasister · 0.92
  4. Anahisister · 0.92
  5. Brayanbrother · 0.92
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.91

Where Jaylon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.01%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. Michigan0.01%
  4. Illinois0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jaylon White0.72
  2. Jaylon Reyes0.72
  3. Jaylon Lee0.72
  4. Jaylon Hill0.72
  5. Jaylon Hall0.72
  6. Jaylon Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jaylon

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Jaylon across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.