Waylon

Where Waylon comes from

Variant of Wayland popularized by the American singer Waylon Jennings who was originally named Wayland.
— Wiktionary's entry for Waylon
Along the way
  1. 1911
    First appearance
    #1,740 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1937
    Waylon Jennings born
    American country musician
  3. 1990
    Waylon Francis born
    Costa Rican footballer
  4. 2025
    Peak, #56
    5,408 babies named Waylon — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Waylon Jennings · American country musician, 1937–2002
  • Waylon Francis · Costa Rican footballer, born 1990
  • Waylon Payne · American musician and actor, born 1972
  • Waylon Reavis · American vocalist, born 1978
  • Waylon Woolcock · South African mountain biker, born 1982

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.