Waylen vs Wayne

Side-by-side comparison of Waylen and Wayne — 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

Wayne

Boy name · Rank #685

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Metric Waylen Wayne
Current Rank #795 #685
Total Births (all years) 2,260 354,385
Peak Year 2023 1947
Peak Year Births 402 10,168
Peak Decade 2020ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1947 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Waylen Wayne
1880ss — 283
1890ss — 509
1900ss — 1,158
1910ss — 11,572
1920ss — 26,402
1930ss — 41,140
1940ss 5 75,130
1950ss 5 88,092
1960ss 12 54,757
1970ss 32 24,619
1980ss 17 14,747
1990ss 40 7,503
2000ss 192 3,719
2010ss 710 3,051
2020ss 1,247 1,703

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waylen Wayne
2014 67 292
2015 61 325
2016 68 330
2017 87 281
2018 85 299
2019 147 321
2020 110 305
2021 157 316
2022 263 329
2023 402 359
2024 315 394

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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