Waylon Boy
How popular is Waylon?
#56 boy name in 2025
5,408 baby boys were named Waylon in the US in 2025, making it the 56th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
Waylon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #56 for boys (▲ 9 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5,408 boys, 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+207% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #222 in 2015, #103 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (5,408 boys) |
| Highest rank | #56 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1911 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Waylon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Waylon family of names ranked #59 for boys in 2025 (#62 the year before), with 5,830 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Waylon | 5,408 | 93% |
| Waylen | 289 | 5% |
| Waylan | 51 | 1% |
| Waylin | 31 | 1% |
| Waylyn | 24 | 0% |
| Wallen | 27 | 0% |
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 Waylon is most popular
Babies named Waylon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 15.1 per 1,000 (494 boys)
- Wyoming: 13.1 per 1,000 (76 boys)
- Kentucky: 10.1 per 1,000 (1,016 boys)
- Vermont: 9.7 per 1,000 (61 boys)
- Montana: 9.6 per 1,000 (170 boys)
Waylon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | #1,739 |
| 1920s | 107 | #1,760 |
| 1930s | 187 | #1,221 |
| 1940s | 181 | #1,532 |
| 1950s | 141 | #1,592 |
| 1960s | 320 | #778 |
| 1970s | 1,604 | #464 |
| 1980s | 1,945 | #418 |
| 1990s | 1,206 | #908 |
| 2000s | 3,345 | #480 |
| 2010s | 17,612 | #113 |
| 2020s | 28,366 | #56 |
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Questions
- Is Waylon a boy or girl name?
- Waylon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Waylon were boys.
- How popular is the name Waylon?
- 5,408 baby boys were named Waylon in the US in 2025, making it the 56th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
- When was Waylon most popular?
- Waylon peaked in 2025, when 5,408 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #56 in 2025.
- How many people are named Waylon?
- 55,338 babies have been named Waylon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 54,335 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Waylon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Waylon was most common in West Virginia, at 15.1 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.