US rank #13570 Unisex name Peak 2019 21 births

Wailyn — #13570 US boys' name

21 babies named Wailyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s112020s10
#13570
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 5% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Wailyn was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wailyn in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wailyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Wailyn between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wailyn currently holds the #13570 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Wailyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2023.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wailyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wailyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wailyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wailyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

21

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2019

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,570

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wailyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 2024202320192014 5

Wailyn popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2023 (Wailyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2023 6

Wailyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 52% of Wailyn's all-time total
2010s112020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wailyn?
21 babies have been named Wailyn since 2014. It currently ranks #13570 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 6 births.
When was Wailyn most popular?
Wailyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Is Wailyn a unisex name?
Yes, Wailyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 21 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Wailyn been used?
Wailyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wailyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Waino, Wai, Waitman, Waid, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2014–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.