boy's name
Waylen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 2,693
the United States
#848
2025 births
Waylen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 289 babies in the United States, ranking #848. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2023, when 411 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1947.
Waylen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 32 |
| 1980s | 17 |
| 1990s | 40 |
| 2000s | 192 |
| 2010s | 726 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,586 |
How popular is Waylen?
In 2025, Waylen was given to 289 babies in the United States, ranking #848 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Waylen 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 Waylen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Waylen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Waylen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Waylen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Waylen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Waylen
How popular is the name Waylen?
In 2025, Waylen was given to 289 babies in the United States, ranking #848 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Waylen a girl's or a boy's name?
Waylen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Waylen most popular?
Waylen peaked in 2023, when 411 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Waylen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Waylen currently ranks #848 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.