Kaon

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kaon by the numbers

Kaon was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 5 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Kaon

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kaon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kainspear; a variant spelling of Kane or Cain167 in the US (2017)
  • Kanonrule, law94 in the US (2017)
  • Kaanrespected ruler; khan23 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kalonbeautiful and good; from kalon14 in the US (2017)
  • Kason808 in the US (2017)
  • Keon44 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Kaon

Names that are said the same way as Kaon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kayinform of cain, acquired or spear17 in the US (2017)
  • Kauanfrom the forest; a Brazilian indigenous name12 in the US (2017)
  • Kayhanlord of the world; ruler6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kawanfriend or companion6 in the US (2017)
  • Kahanthe priest3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kayan34 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Kaon

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