Boys' name · since 1947
Waylen
Waylen has 2,552 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #848 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,552
- born since 1947
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,552 babies have been named Waylen since 1947, making it today's #848 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Waylen recorded 2,552 times among boys since 1947, holding rank #848 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #2,833 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #848 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,552 born since 1947
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waylen ranks #2,833 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #848 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,552 born since 1947, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #848 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,552
- born since 1947
- 2020s
- peak decade
Waylen's 2,552 recorded births place it above 93.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Waylen compares
2,552 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Waylen's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Waylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,552 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 403 | 34 | 22,252 |
Waylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Waylen splits its recorded history at 2004: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 403 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Waylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 403
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Waylen popularity over time - girls
63 total births recorded since 2017 (Waylen as girls' name)
Waylen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,539 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Waylen's strongest decade.
1,539 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Waylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 192
2000s
192 births
- 2010s
2010s
710 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,539 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,539 births (60% of all-time use).
How Waylen 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 Waylen's total volume
Waylen by state
Where Waylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 124 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 116 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 111 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 105 | 4.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 94 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 86 | 3.4% |
| #7 | California | | 82 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 78 | 3.1% |
124 of 2,552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Waylen appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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- Georgia records the most Waylens (124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Waylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Waylen 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.