Zaylon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAY-len
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #4,049 for boys
Zaylon is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
Where does Zaylon come from?
Modern: spelling of Zaylen; Z- variant of Jaylen
Meaning borrowed from Zaylen.
Is Zaylon a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaylon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zaylon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,049th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26 about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Zaylon, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Zaylon in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 449 boys in the US were given Zaylon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #596, up from #4,049 for this spelling alone.
Zaylon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
Names like Zaylon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaxton, Daxton, Kayson, Zayden, Kyson, Hudson, Kashton, Easton, Jettson, Colson, Stetson, Kingston
Other spellings of Zaylon
Zaylen, Zaylin, Zaelyn, Zaylan, Xaylen, Zalen, Zaylyn, Zailyn, Zalyn, Zailen, Zaylynn
Names related to Zaylon
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zaylon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zaylon, updated 20 October 2026.