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 #3105

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Metric Waylon Wayland
Current Rank #65 #3105
Total Births (all years) 55,048 4,220
Peak Year 2025 2023
Peak Year Births 5,408 64
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Waylon Wayland
1880s - 18
1890s - 10
1900s - 13
1910s 34 311
1920s 107 482
1930s 187 462
1940s 181 479
1950s 141 395
1960s 320 390
1970s 1,604 433
1980s 1,945 264
1990s 1,206 208
2000s 3,345 157
2010s 17,612 309
2020s 28,366 289

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waylon Wayland
2014 1,501 33
2015 1,761 39
2016 2,060 41
2017 2,427 33
2018 2,790 47
2019 3,441 47
2020 3,588 28
2021 4,660 50
2022 4,923 47
2023 4,895 64
2024 4,892 39
2025 5,408 61

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, 1911–2025.

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