boy's name
Waylan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,329
Waylan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 51 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2019, when 65 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 65,007 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1923.
Waylan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 18 |
| 1930s | 32 |
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 42 |
| 1970s | 85 |
| 1980s | 45 |
| 1990s | 86 |
| 2000s | 211 |
| 2010s | 436 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 313 |
How popular is Waylan?
In 2025, Waylan was given to 51 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Waylan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Waylan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Waylan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Waylan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Waylan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Waylan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Waylan
How popular is the name Waylan?
In 2025, Waylan was given to 51 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Waylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Waylan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Waylan most popular?
Waylan peaked in 2019, when 65 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Waylan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Waylan currently ranks #2,578 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.