Wayland vs Waylon

Side-by-side comparison of Wayland and Waylon - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Wayland

Boy name · Rank #3105

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Name B

Waylon

Boy name · Rank #65

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Metric Wayland Waylon
Current Rank #3105 #65
Total Births (all years) 4,220 55,048
Peak Year 2023 2025
Peak Year Births 64 5,408
Peak Decade 1920s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1884 1911

Births by Decade

Decade Wayland Waylon
1880s 18 -
1890s 10 -
1900s 13 -
1910s 311 34
1920s 482 107
1930s 462 187
1940s 479 181
1950s 395 141
1960s 390 320
1970s 433 1,604
1980s 264 1,945
1990s 208 1,206
2000s 157 3,345
2010s 309 17,612
2020s 289 28,366

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wayland Waylon
2014 33 1,501
2015 39 1,761
2016 41 2,060
2017 33 2,427
2018 47 2,790
2019 47 3,441
2020 28 3,588
2021 50 4,660
2022 47 4,923
2023 64 4,895
2024 39 4,892
2025 61 5,408

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1884–2025.

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