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.

Name A

Waylen

Boy name · Rank #795

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Name B

Waylon

Boy name · Rank #65

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Metric Waylen Waylon
Current Rank #795 #65
Total Births (all years) 2,260 49,608
Peak Year 2023 2022
Peak Year Births 402 4,918
Peak Decade 2020ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1947 1911

Births by Decade

Decade Waylen Waylon
1910ss — 34
1920ss — 107
1930ss — 187
1940ss 5 181
1950ss 5 141
1960ss 12 320
1970ss 32 1,604
1980ss 17 1,945
1990ss 40 1,206
2000ss 192 3,345
2010ss 710 17,605
2020ss 1,247 22,933

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waylen Waylon
2014 67 1,500
2015 61 1,761
2016 68 2,059
2017 87 2,427
2018 85 2,789
2019 147 3,438
2020 110 3,586
2021 157 4,657
2022 263 4,918
2023 402 4,894
2024 315 4,878

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, 1947–2024.

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