Waylon

Boy name

Waylon has been given to 55,338 babies in the U.S. since 1911. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #56 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Variant of Wayland popularized by the American singer Waylon Jennings who was originally named Wayland.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

55,338

Peak year

2025 (5,425 babies)

Rank in 2025

#56 for boys

First recorded

1911

10-year trend

▲ +206%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

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American country musician (1937–2002)

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Fictional character in the DC Universe

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Waylon.

56,257 babies since 1954

54,013 babies since 1882

53,897 babies since 1917

53,282 babies since 1974

57,731 babies since 1880

52,177 babies since 1881

51,809 babies since 1881

58,950 babies since 1951

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