Kaydon
AB SKF is a Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing company founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1907. The company manufactures and supplies bearings, seals, lubrication and lubrication systems, maintenance products, mechatronics products, power transmission products, condition monitoring systems and related services globally.
Meaning & Origin of Kaydon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
AB SKF is a Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing company founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1907. The company manufactures and supplies bearings, seals, lubrication and lubrication systems, maintenance products, mechatronics products, power transmission products, condition monitoring systems and related services globally.
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Origin & history
The Story of Kaydon
As a girl name
Kaydon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 12 Kaydons were born — ranking #8,716 that year. As of 2026, Kaydon ranks #11,927 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 80 Kaydons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kaydon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1994, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 98 Kaydons were born — ranking #1,597 that year. As of 2026, Kaydon ranks #3,746 for boys with 30 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 1K Kaydons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kaydon
Kaydon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kaydon's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,597. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaydon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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