Boys' name · since 1884
Wayland
4,220 babies named Wayland in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,007 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,285 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,220
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
4,220 babies have been named Wayland since 1884, making it today's #2285 boys' name.
Wayland has 4,220 recorded births among boys since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2285 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #2,007 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,285 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,220 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wayland ranks #2,007 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,285 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,220 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,007 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,285 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,220
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wayland's 4,220 recorded births place it above 95.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Wayland compares
4,220 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 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
Wayland's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wayland | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,220 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wayland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wayland splits its recorded history at 1964: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wayland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Wayland by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (482 births, 11% of the file).
1920s was Wayland's strongest decade.
482 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.
Wayland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
311 births
- 1920s
1920s
482 births
- 1930s
1930s
462 births
- 1940s
1940s
479 births
- 1950s
1950s
395 births
- 1960s
1960s
390 births
- 1970s
1970s
433 births
- 1980s
1980s
264 births
- 1990s
1990s
208 births
- 2000s 157
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
309 births
- 2020s
2020s
289 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 482 births (11% of all-time use).
How Wayland compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Wayland's total volume
Wayland by state
Where Wayland concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 701 | 16.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 125 | 3.0% |
| #3 | California | | 120 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 53 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 37 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 34 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 17 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 13 | 0.3% |
701 of 4,220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Wayland appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Wayland's data
- Wayland's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (482 total births) through the 2020s (289) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Waylands (701 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wayland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~141 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1884–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Wayland 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 August 2026.