Waylon
#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #56 for boys in 2025, 5,408 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 5,408 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 5 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 55,048since 1911
Waylon over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,546 | 17 | #56 | 5,408 |
| 2024 | #4,893 | 27 | #65 | 4,892 |
| 2023 | #4,047 | 36 | #63 | 4,895 |
| 2022 | #4,108 | 35 | #66 | 4,923 |
| 2021 | #4,507 | 30 | #69 | 4,660 |
| 2020 | #4,358 | 31 | #103 | 3,588 |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | #113 | 3,441 |
| 2018 | #6,792 | 17 | #142 | 2,790 |
| 2017 | #6,531 | 18 | #162 | 2,427 |
| 2016 | #5,622 | 23 | #196 | 2,060 |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | #222 | 1,761 |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | #251 | 1,501 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #290 | 1,201 |
| 2012 | — | #324 | 972 | |
| 2011 | — | #373 | 802 | |
| 2010 | — | #420 | 657 | |
| 2009 | — | #480 | 571 | |
| 2008 | — | #546 | 480 | |
| 2007 | — | #520 | 502 | |
| 2006 | — | #544 | 466 | |
| 2005 | — | #615 | 365 | |
| 2004 | — | #688 | 290 | |
| 2003 | — | #840 | 207 | |
| 2002 | — | #756 | 228 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,265 | 105 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,080 | 131 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,149 | 114 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,133 | 110 | |
| 1997 | — | #976 | 134 | |
| 1996 | — | #990 | 126 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,081 | 109 | |
| 1994 | — | #968 | 130 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,060 | 109 | |
| 1992 | — | #911 | 135 | |
| 1991 | — | #945 | 126 | |
| 1990 | — | #992 | 113 | |
| 1989 | — | #932 | 119 | |
| 1988 | — | #880 | 117 | |
| 1987 | — | #807 | 133 | |
| 1986 | — | #803 | 128 | |
| 1985 | — | #653 | 180 | |
| 1984 | — | #612 | 193 | |
| 1983 | — | #628 | 184 | |
| 1982 | — | #605 | 200 | |
| 1981 | — | #478 | 304 | |
| 1980 | — | #418 | 387 | |
| 1979 | — | #464 | 312 | |
| 1978 | — | #507 | 258 | |
| 1977 | — | #522 | 253 | |
| 1976 | — | #650 | 161 | |
| 1975 | — | #770 | 116 | |
| 1974 | — | #852 | 88 | |
| 1973 | — | #792 | 100 | |
| 1972 | — | #868 | 86 | |
| 1971 | — | #773 | 111 | |
| 1970 | — | #753 | 119 | |
| 1969 | — | #778 | 98 | |
| 1968 | — | #827 | 79 | |
| 1967 | — | #992 | 53 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,540 | 25 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,476 | 11 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,310 | 13 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,318 | 7 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,962 | 17 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,097 | 8 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,037 | 8 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,593 | 24 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,024 | 8 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,886 | 18 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,435 | 11 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,038 | 15 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,804 | 18 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,904 | 16 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,321 | 11 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,022 | 14 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,559 | 22 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,786 | 18 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,642 | 19 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,772 | 15 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,574 | 19 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,636 | 19 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,730 | 17 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,532 | 20 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,449 | 9 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,221 | 29 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,344 | 25 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,540 | 19 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,656 | 18 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,461 | 22 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,405 | 23 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,638 | 9 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,693 | 18 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,964 | 15 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,452 | 11 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,760 | 19 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,151 | 8 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,936 | 9 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,229 | 14 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,175 | 8 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,872 | 6 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,967 | 9 | |
| 1919 | — | #4,168 | 5 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,543 | 11 | |
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| 1916 | — | #3,177 | 7 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
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| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Waylon! It came in at #1,740, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1911–1914, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Waylon is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#2 · 1 in 68
- Kentucky#7 · 1 in 108
- Mississippi#11 · 1 in 128
- Arkansas#14 · 1 in 138
- Oklahoma#15 · 1 in 156
Best ever in a state: #1 in West Virginia, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #2 | 103 | 1 in 68 |
| Kentucky | #7 | 183 | 1 in 108 |
| Mississippi | #11 | 94 | 1 in 128 |
| Arkansas | #14 | 94 | 1 in 138 |
| Oklahoma | #15 | 115 | 1 in 156 |
| North Carolina | #16 | 315 | 1 in 162 |
| Tennessee | #16 | 234 | 1 in 153 |
| Alabama | #18 | 139 | 1 in 158 |
| Montana | #18 | 31 | 1 in 112 |
| Vermont | #20 | 15 | 1 in 93 |
| Wyoming | #20 | 14 | 1 in 91 |
| Missouri | #21 | 176 | 1 in 162 |
| Louisiana | #26 | 107 | 1 in 203 |
| South Carolina | #26 | 117 | 1 in 173 |
| Iowa | #27 | 79 | 1 in 178 |
| Alaska | #30 | 21 | 1 in 122 |
| Indiana | #30 | 166 | 1 in 197 |
| Idaho | #40 | 42 | 1 in 191 |
| Maine | #40 | 27 | 1 in 151 |
| North Dakota | #42 | 21 | 1 in 168 |
| Ohio | #45 | 220 | 1 in 246 |
| Georgia | #48 | 204 | 1 in 247 |
| Nebraska | #58 | 36 | 1 in 247 |
| Oregon | #59 | 63 | 1 in 252 |
| Michigan | #62 | 147 | 1 in 292 |
| Minnesota | #65 | 90 | 1 in 279 |
| Kansas | #66 | 49 | 1 in 282 |
| Virginia | #66 | 133 | 1 in 294 |
| South Dakota | #69 | 15 | 1 in 252 |
| Wisconsin | #71 | 85 | 1 in 286 |
| Pennsylvania | #87 | 162 | 1 in 342 |
| Utah | #87 | 51 | 1 in 376 |
| New Hampshire | #92 | 16 | 1 in 291 |
| Washington | #95 | 89 | 1 in 375 |
| Florida | #96 | 218 | 1 in 425 |
| Delaware | #104 | 10 | 1 in 321 |
| Texas | #108 | 360 | 1 in 475 |
| Illinois | #114 | 119 | 1 in 453 |
| Colorado | #122 | 58 | 1 in 445 |
| Maryland | #123 | 55 | 1 in 454 |
| New Mexico | #142 | 14 | 1 in 502 |
| Arizona | #171 | 49 | 1 in 666 |
| Nevada | #204 | 16 | 1 in 741 |
| California | #222 | 190 | 1 in 997 |
| Connecticut | #262 | 12 | 1 in 1,165 |
| New York | #274 | 72 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Massachusetts | #326 | 16 | 1 in 1,782 |
| New Jersey | #633 | 10 | 1 in 4,055 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Waylon
- 9 spots since 2024 (#65 → #56)
- 47 spots since 2020 (#103 → #56)
- 166 spots since 2015 (#222 → #56)
- Biggest jump: 548 spots in 1967 (#1,540 → #992)
- Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1998 (#976 → #1,133)
- Debuted 1911
- Peaked 2025 at #56 (5,408 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 2021–2025
- Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1967–1992
- Highest: 1 in 316 boys born in 2025 were named Waylon (0.32%)
- 51.5% of all boys named Waylon (28,366) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | #1,740 (1911) | #3,004 |
| 1920s | 107 | #1,760 (1928) | #2,771 |
| 1930s | 187 | #1,221 (1938) | #1,737 |
| 1940s | 181 | #1,532 (1941) | #1,688 |
| 1950s | 141 | #1,593 (1958) | #2,236 |
| 1960s | 320 | #778 (1969) | #2,017 |
| 1970s | 1,604 | #464 (1979) | #695 |
| 1980s | 1,945 | #418 (1980) | #682 |
| 1990s | 1,206 | #911 (1992) | #1,021 |
| 2000s | 3,345 | #480 (2009) | #733 |
| 2010s | 17,612 | #113 (2019) | #249 |
| 2020s | 28,366 | #56 (2025) | #70 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Waylon in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 54,695 of them was named Waylon, which outranked 74.5% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,413Zaiya31
- #4,413Zunaira31
- #4,413Zurii31
- #4,507Waylon30
- #4,507Aiden30
- #4,507Alasia30
- #4,507Alexandrea30
- #4,607Aalia29
- #4,607Adelynne29
- #4,607Adhya29
Tied with 99 names at #4,507; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 375 of them was named Waylon, which outranked 99.5% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.