Waymon vs Waylon

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

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Waymon

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Waylon

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waymon Waylon
2014 - 1,501
2015 6 1,761
2016 - 2,060
2017 7 2,427
2018 6 2,790
2019 - 3,441
2020 - 3,588
2021 5 4,660
2022 6 4,923
2023 6 4,895
2024 - 4,892
2025 6 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, 1888–2025.

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