Karon Boy
How popular is Karon?
#4,706 boy name in 2025
21 baby boys were named Karon in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
Karon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,706 for boys (▼ 1184 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 21 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,252 in 2015, #2,885 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2005 (118 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,172 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1935 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Karon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Karon family of names ranked #1,282 for boys in 2025 (#1,198 the year before), with 122 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Karon | 21 | 17% |
| Karan | 12 | 10% |
| Kairen | 28 | 23% |
| Kairyn | 16 | 13% |
| Caron | 5 | 4% |
| Kairon | 16 | 13% |
| Carin | 6 | 5% |
| Kayron | 12 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Karon is most popular
Babies named Karon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maryland: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Karon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1940s | 31 | #2,325 |
| 1950s | 46 | #2,662 |
| 1960s | 13 | #3,355 |
| 1970s | 169 | #1,670 |
| 1980s | 303 | #1,513 |
| 1990s | 764 | #1,172 |
| 2000s | 994 | #1,295 |
| 2010s | 679 | #1,470 |
| 2020s | 194 | #2,885 |
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Questions
- Is Karon a boy or girl name?
- Karon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Karon were boys.
- How popular is the name Karon?
- 21 baby boys were named Karon in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
- When was Karon most popular?
- Karon peaked in 2005, when 118 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,172 in 1996.
- How many people are named Karon?
- 9,406 babies have been named Karon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,897 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 59.
- Where is Karon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Karon was most common in Maryland, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.