Kayon
Kayon is a village in the Zimtenga Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso.
Meaning & Origin of Kayon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kayon is a village in the Zimtenga Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso.
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The Story of Kayon
Kayon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 16 Kayons were born — ranking #5,486 that year. As of 2026, Kayon ranks #7,121 for baby boys with 10 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 360 Kayons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kayon
Kayon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 360 births in the dataset. Kayon's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #5,040. Use the chart and map above to compare Kayon'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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