boy's name
Waymon
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,746
Waymon is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1936, when 95 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
Waymon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 |
| 1890s | 49 |
| 1900s | 64 |
| 1910s | 386 |
| 1920s | 630 |
| 1930s | 791 |
| 1940s | 807 |
| 1950s | 694 |
| 1960s | 506 |
| 1970s | 329 |
| 1980s | 213 |
| 1990s | 139 |
| 2000s | 69 |
| 2010s | 33 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 23 |
How popular is Waymon?
In 2025, Waymon was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Waymon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Waymon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Waymon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Waymon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Waymon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Waymon
How popular is the name Waymon?
In 2025, Waymon was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Waymon a girl's or a boy's name?
Waymon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Waymon most popular?
Waymon peaked in 1936, when 95 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Waymon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Waymon currently ranks #11,179 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.