Unisex name · since 1978
Waylin
Waylin has 398 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 398
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Waylin is the #3613 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 398 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Waylin recorded 398 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #3613 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #9,056 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,613 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 398 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waylin ranks #9,056 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,613 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 398 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 398
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Waylin's 398 recorded births place it above 80.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
How Waylin compares
398 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Waylin's all-time total is 8% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Waylin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 398 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Waylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Waylin's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Waylin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Waylin popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 2016 (Waylin as girls' name)
Waylin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (188 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Waylin's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Waylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
188 births
- 2020s
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 188 births (47% of all-time use).
Waylin by state
Where Waylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 398 births nationwide.
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What to do with Waylin's data
- Waylin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (188 total births) through the 2020s (154) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Indiana records the most Waylins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana 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 Waylin: 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 (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Waylin 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.