Waylen vs Waylon

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

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Waylen

Boy name · Rank #795

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Waylon

Boy name · Rank #65

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Metric Waylen Waylon
Current Rank #795 #65
Total Births (all years) 2,552 55,048
Peak Year 2023 2025
Peak Year Births 403 5,408
Peak Decade 2020s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1947 1911

Births by Decade

Decade Waylen Waylon
1910s - 34
1920s - 107
1930s - 187
1940s 5 181
1950s 5 141
1960s 12 320
1970s 32 1,604
1980s 17 1,945
1990s 40 1,206
2000s 192 3,345
2010s 710 17,612
2020s 1,539 28,366

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waylen Waylon
2014 67 1,501
2015 61 1,761
2016 68 2,060
2017 87 2,427
2018 85 2,790
2019 147 3,441
2020 110 3,588
2021 158 4,660
2022 263 4,923
2023 403 4,895
2024 316 4,892
2025 289 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, 1947–2025.

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