Waylan
Waylan is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 49 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 490.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 202360 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1923
- 1,237people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,237 boys have been named Waylan in the United States since 1923, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 60 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 35%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Waylan | |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 18 | |
| 1930s | 32 | |
| 1940s | 20 | |
| 1950s | 11 | |
| 1960s | 42 | |
| 1970s | 85 | |
| 1980s | 45 | |
| 1990s | 86 | |
| 2000s | 211 | |
| 2010s | 430 | |
| 2020s | 257 |
In 2023, its biggest year
Waylan was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.
Names that rose and fell with Waylan
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Aripeak 2022
- Obadiahpeak 2024
- Leonardopeak 2019
- Yusufpeak 2024
- Leviticuspeak 2023
- Jeremiaspeak 2024
- Maximopeak 2023
- Merrickpeak 2018
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.