unisex name
Waylynn
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 502
Waylynn is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 72% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 61 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 82,884 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2011.
Waylynn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 199 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 303 |
How popular is Waylynn?
In 2025, Waylynn was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Waylynn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Waylynn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Waylynn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Waylynn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Waylynn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Waylynn
How popular is the name Waylynn?
In 2025, Waylynn was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Waylynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Waylynn is used for both girls and boys. About 72% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Waylynn most popular?
Waylynn peaked in 2022, when 61 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Waylynn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Waylynn currently ranks #4,886 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.