Boys' name · since 1888
Waymon
Waymon has 4,746 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1936 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,730 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,746
- born since 1888
- 1940s
- peak decade
Waymon currently ranks #10730 among boys' names in America, with 4,746 babies recorded since 1888.
Waymon has 4,746 recorded births among boys since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10730 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #1,845 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,730 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,746 born since 1888
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waymon ranks #1,845 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,730 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,746 born since 1888, peaking in the 1940s.
- #1,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,730 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,746
- born since 1888
- 1940s
- peak decade
Waymon's 4,746 recorded births place it above 95.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Waymon compares
4,746 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Waymon's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Waymon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,746 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 34 | 22,252 |
Waymon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Waymon splits its recorded history at 1954: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 95 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Waymon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1936)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Waymon by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (807 births, 17% of the file).
1940s was Waymon's strongest decade.
807 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Waymon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 13
1880s
13 births
- 1890s 49
1890s
49 births
- 1900s 64
1900s
64 births
- 1910s
1910s
386 births
- 1920s
1920s
630 births
- 1930s
1930s
791 births
- 1940s
1940s
807 births
- 1950s
1950s
694 births
- 1960s
1960s
506 births
- 1970s
1970s
329 births
- 1980s 213
1980s
213 births
- 1990s 139
1990s
139 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 807 births (17% of all-time use).
How Waymon 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 Waymon's total volume
Waymon by state
Where Waymon concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 639 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 591 | 12.5% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 334 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 321 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 212 | 4.5% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 147 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 81 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 40 | 0.8% |
639 of 4,746 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Waymon appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Waymon's data
- Waymon's decade-level peak was the 1940s (807 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Waymons (639 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Waymon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Waymon 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.