Recorded 1925–1934 Boys' name Peak 1927 63 births

Wayburn — boys' name

63 babies named Wayburn in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s511930s12
1920s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Wayburn was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

15 babies were named Wayburn in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wayburn

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Wayburn between 1925 and 1934, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wayburn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wayburn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wayburn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wayburn 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 63 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.

Wayburn at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

63

Since 1925

10 years of records

Peak year

1927

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1925

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1934

Wayburn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1925

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1927)
15
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
05101520 1934193219291928192719261925 11

Wayburn by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
51 births that decade — 81% of Wayburn's all-time total
1920s511930s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wayburn?
63 babies have been named Wayburn since 1925. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1927 with 15 births.
When was Wayburn most popular?
Wayburn was most popular in the 1920s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Wayburn been used?
Wayburn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 10 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Wayburn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wayne, Waylon, Waymon, Wayland, 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, 1925–1934 (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.