Total births
71
Unisex name · since 2018
Waelyn
Waelyn has 71 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7715
- among boys today
- 71
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 46%
- more common than other boys
71 babies have been named Waelyn since 2018, making it today's #7715 unisex name.
Waelyn has 71 recorded births among boys since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7715 as of the latest data, more common than 46% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- #7715 among boys today
- 71 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
- 46% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Waelyn is currently the #7715 unisex name in America, more common than 46% of boys - 71 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7715
- among boys today
- 71
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 46%
- more common than other boys
Waelyn vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7715
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 46% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Waelyn was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
14 babies were named Waelyn in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Waelyn compares
71 21th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Waelyn's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Waelyn | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 23 | 22,252 |
Waelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Waelyn's full recorded timeline at 2022, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Waelyn at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#7,715
Active since
2018
Waelyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Waelyn popularity over time - girls
38 total births recorded since 2018 (Waelyn as girls' name)
Waelyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Waelyn's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Waelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 55 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Waelyn? ▼
Since 2018, Social Security records show 71 babies named Waelyn. Today it holds rank #7715 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 14 births.
When was Waelyn most popular? ▼
Waelyn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Waelyn a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Waelyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 71 births, and as a girl's name it has 38 births.
How long has the name Waelyn been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Waelyn since 2018 -- 8 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Waelyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wael. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2018–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Waelyn: #7715 Unisex Name - 71 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/waelyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Waelyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.