Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Waylon name popularity since 1925
55,258 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Waylon. Half of them were born in 2020 or earlier, so the typical Waylon is about 6 years old in 2026. Waylon peaked in 2025 as the #56 name for boys, and it ranked #56 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 55,258
- Named Waylon, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #56
- for boys in 2025 (5,408 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 290 girls · 54,968 boys
- Most popular in
- Kentucky
- 2.56× its national share
Peak year is the year Waylon made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Waylon births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Waylon both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1981 and 1986, Waylon's share of baby boys fell by 59%, from 1 in 5,890 to 1 in 14,400.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, it became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 18,500 baby boys to 1 in 4,410.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Waylon's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Waylon.
Decade by decade
Babies named Waylon in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 61 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 187 | #1,706 |
| 1940s | 0 | 181 | #1,849 |
| 1950s | 0 | 141 | #2,553 |
| 1960s | 0 | 320 | #2,613 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,604 | #771 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,945 | #655 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,206 | #1,088 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,345 | #615 |
| 2010s | 114 | 17,612 | #222 |
| 2020–25 | 176 | 28,366 | #56 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
79.3% of babies named Waylon from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Waylon is most popular
The index compares Waylon's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Waylon.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 2.56× | 2,257 |
| Tennessee | 2.49× | 2,755 |
| Oklahoma | 2.14× | 1,466 |
| West Virginia | 2.14× | 992 |
| Idaho | 1.95× | 408 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Waylon and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Waylon (this page) | 54,968 | 2025 |
| Waylen | 2,552 | 2023 |
| Waylan | 1,276 | 2023 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Waylon's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Waylon.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Waylon (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data