Wayman vs Waylon

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

Name A

Wayman

Boy name

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Name B

Waylon

Boy name · Rank #65

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Metric Wayman Waylon
Current Rank Unranked #65
Total Births (all years) 2,850 55,048
Peak Year 1950 2025
Peak Year Births 59 5,408
Peak Decade 1950s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1884 1911

Births by Decade

Decade Wayman Waylon
1880s 15 -
1890s 56 -
1900s 68 -
1910s 260 34
1920s 426 107
1930s 379 187
1940s 417 181
1950s 472 141
1960s 276 320
1970s 207 1,604
1980s 131 1,945
1990s 89 1,206
2000s 47 3,345
2010s 7 17,612
2020s - 28,366

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1884–2010.

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