Waylon vs Wayne

Side-by-side comparison of Waylon and Wayne — 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

Wayne

Boy name · Rank #685

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Metric Waylon Wayne
Current Rank #65 #685
Total Births (all years) 49,608 354,385
Peak Year 2022 1947
Peak Year Births 4,918 10,168
Peak Decade 2020ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Waylon Wayne
1880ss — 283
1890ss — 509
1900ss — 1,158
1910ss 34 11,572
1920ss 107 26,402
1930ss 187 41,140
1940ss 181 75,130
1950ss 141 88,092
1960ss 320 54,757
1970ss 1,604 24,619
1980ss 1,945 14,747
1990ss 1,206 7,503
2000ss 3,345 3,719
2010ss 17,605 3,051
2020ss 22,933 1,703

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waylon Wayne
2014 1,500 292
2015 1,761 325
2016 2,059 330
2017 2,427 281
2018 2,789 299
2019 3,438 321
2020 3,586 305
2021 4,657 316
2022 4,918 329
2023 4,894 359
2024 4,878 394

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, 1911–2024.

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