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

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Waymon

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Metric Waylon Waymon
Current Rank #65 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 55,048 4,746
Peak Year 2025 1936
Peak Year Births 5,408 95
Peak Decade 2020s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Waylon Waymon
1880s - 13
1890s - 49
1900s - 64
1910s 34 386
1920s 107 630
1930s 187 791
1940s 181 807
1950s 141 694
1960s 320 506
1970s 1,604 329
1980s 1,945 213
1990s 1,206 139
2000s 3,345 69
2010s 17,612 33
2020s 28,366 23

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waylon Waymon
2014 1,501 -
2015 1,761 6
2016 2,060 -
2017 2,427 7
2018 2,790 6
2019 3,441 -
2020 3,588 -
2021 4,660 5
2022 4,923 6
2023 4,895 6
2024 4,892 -
2025 5,408 6

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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