Waylen vs Waymon

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

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Waylen

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Waymon

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Metric Waylen Waymon
Current Rank #795 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 2,260 4,740
Peak Year 2023 1936
Peak Year Births 402 95
Peak Decade 2020ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1947 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Waylen Waymon
1880ss — 13
1890ss — 49
1900ss — 64
1910ss — 386
1920ss — 630
1930ss — 791
1940ss 5 807
1950ss 5 694
1960ss 12 506
1970ss 32 329
1980ss 17 213
1990ss 40 139
2000ss 192 69
2010ss 710 33
2020ss 1,247 17

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waylen Waymon
2014 67 —
2015 61 6
2016 68 —
2017 87 7
2018 85 6
2019 147 —
2020 110 —
2021 157 5
2022 263 6
2023 402 6
2024 315 —

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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