Waylon vs Wayland

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

Name A

Waylon

Boy name · Rank #65

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Name B

Wayland

Boy name · Rank #3094

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Metric Waylon Wayland
Current Rank #65 #3094
Total Births (all years) 49,608 4,159
Peak Year 2022 2023
Peak Year Births 4,918 64
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Waylon Wayland
1880ss — 18
1890ss — 10
1900ss — 13
1910ss 34 311
1920ss 107 482
1930ss 187 462
1940ss 181 479
1950ss 141 395
1960ss 320 390
1970ss 1,604 433
1980ss 1,945 264
1990ss 1,206 208
2000ss 3,345 157
2010ss 17,605 309
2020ss 22,933 228

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waylon Wayland
2014 1,500 33
2015 1,761 39
2016 2,059 41
2017 2,427 33
2018 2,789 47
2019 3,438 47
2020 3,586 28
2021 4,657 50
2022 4,918 47
2023 4,894 64
2024 4,878 39

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, 1911–2024.

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