Waylon vs Waymon

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

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Waylon

Boy name · Rank #65

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Waymon

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Metric Waylon Waymon
Current Rank #65 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 49,608 4,740
Peak Year 2022 1936
Peak Year Births 4,918 95
Peak Decade 2020ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Waylon Waymon
1880ss — 13
1890ss — 49
1900ss — 64
1910ss 34 386
1920ss 107 630
1930ss 187 791
1940ss 181 807
1950ss 141 694
1960ss 320 506
1970ss 1,604 329
1980ss 1,945 213
1990ss 1,206 139
2000ss 3,345 69
2010ss 17,605 33
2020ss 22,933 17

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waylon Waymon
2014 1,500 —
2015 1,761 6
2016 2,059 —
2017 2,427 7
2018 2,789 6
2019 3,438 —
2020 3,586 —
2021 4,657 5
2022 4,918 6
2023 4,894 6
2024 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, 1911–2024.

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