Waylon

Given to 55,338 US babies since 1911

▲ Rising +60% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#6546
recorded as girls
#56
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
5,425
girls 17 · boys 5,408
Peak year
2025
5,408 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
55,338
since 1911

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Waylon was most popular in 2025, when 5,408 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,408 babies were named Waylon, ranking #56 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 60%.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Waylon was most popular in 2025, when 5,408 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,408 babies were named Waylon, ranking #56 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 60%.012341880192019602000Peak 2025

Waylon was most popular in 2025, when 5,408 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,408 babies were named Waylon, ranking #56 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 60%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 17 6546 5,408 56
2024 27 4893 4,892 65
2023 36 4047 4,895 63
2022 35 4108 4,923 66
2021 30 4507 4,660 69
2020 31 4358 3,588 103
2019 28 4773 3,441 113
2018 17 6792 2,790 142
2017 18 6531 2,427 162
2016 23 5622 2,060 196
2015 12 8931 1,761 222
2014 8 11931 1,501 251
2013 8 11969 1,201 290
2012 <5 — 972 324
2011 <5 — 802 373
2010 <5 — 657 420
2009 <5 — 571 480
2008 <5 — 480 546
2007 <5 — 502 520
2006 <5 — 466 544
2005 <5 — 365 615
2004 <5 — 290 688
2003 <5 — 207 840
2002 <5 — 228 756
2001 <5 — 105 1265
2000 <5 — 131 1080
1999 <5 — 114 1149
1998 <5 — 110 1133
1997 <5 — 134 976
1996 <5 — 126 990
1995 <5 — 109 1081
1994 <5 — 130 968
1993 <5 — 109 1060
1992 <5 — 135 911
1991 <5 — 126 945
1990 <5 — 113 992
1989 <5 — 119 932
1988 <5 — 117 880
1987 <5 — 133 807
1986 <5 — 128 803
1985 <5 — 180 653
1984 <5 — 193 612
1983 <5 — 184 628
1982 <5 — 200 605
1981 <5 — 304 478
1980 <5 — 387 418
1979 <5 — 312 464
1978 <5 — 258 507
1977 <5 — 253 522
1976 <5 — 161 650
1975 <5 — 116 770
1974 <5 — 88 852
1973 <5 — 100 792
1972 <5 — 86 868
1971 <5 — 111 773
1970 <5 — 119 753
1969 <5 — 98 778
1968 <5 — 79 827
1967 <5 — 53 992
1966 <5 — 25 1540
1965 <5 — 11 2476
1964 <5 — 13 2310
1963 <5 — 7 3318
1962 <5 — 17 1962
1961 <5 — 8 3097
1960 <5 — 9 2871
1959 <5 — 8 3037
1958 <5 — 24 1593
1957 <5 — 8 3024
1956 <5 — 18 1886
1955 <5 — 11 2435
1954 <5 — 12 2316
1953 <5 — 15 2038
1952 <5 — 18 1804
1951 <5 — 16 1904
1950 <5 — 11 2321
1949 <5 — 14 2022
1948 <5 — 22 1559
1947 <5 — 18 1786
1946 <5 — 19 1642
1945 <5 — 15 1772
1944 <5 — 19 1574
1943 <5 — 19 1636
1942 <5 — 17 1730
1941 <5 — 20 1532
1940 <5 — 18 1627
1939 <5 — 9 2449
1938 <5 — 29 1221
1937 <5 — 25 1344
1936 <5 — 19 1540
1935 <5 — 18 1656
1934 <5 — 22 1461
1933 <5 — 23 1405
1932 <5 — 9 2638
1931 <5 — 18 1693
1930 <5 — 15 1964
1929 <5 — 11 2452
1928 <5 — 19 1760
1927 <5 — 8 3151
1926 <5 — 14 2186
1925 <5 — 9 2936
1924 <5 — 14 2229
1923 <5 — 8 3175
1922 <5 — 6 3872
1921 <5 — 9 2986
1920 <5 — 9 2967
1919 <5 — 5 4168
1918 <5 — 11 2543
1917 <5 — <5 —
1916 <5 — 7 3177
1915 <5 — 6 3392
1914 <5 — <5 —
1913 <5 — <5 —
1912 <5 — <5 —
1911 <5 — 5 1740

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Other spellings

Waylen · 2,615 Waylan · 1,299 Waylynn · 502 Waylin · 453 Waylyn · 373

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Waylon is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years