Boys' name · since 1996
Wyland
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 316 babies named Wyland, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,302 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wyland currently ranks #7432 among boys' names in America, with 316 babies recorded since 1996.
Wyland has 316 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7432 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #10,302 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,432 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 316 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wyland ranks #10,302 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,432 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 316 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,302 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wyland's 316 recorded births place it above 77.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Wyland compares
316 47th percentile among 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
Wyland's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wyland | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wyland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wyland's full recorded timeline at 2012, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wyland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Wyland by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (149 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Wyland's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Wyland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 149 births (47% of all-time use).
Wyland by state
Where Wyland concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 13.0% |
41 of 316 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wyland's data
- Wyland's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (149 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Wylands (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Wyland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Wyland 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.