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Waylen

Meaning not yet sourced

Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,212 in 2015, #848 in 2025

CommonRare
Rank 2015: #2,212, 2016: #2,066, 2017: #1,768, 2018: #1,792, 2019: #1,271, 2020: #1,518, 2021: #1,218, 2022: #894, 2023: #676, 2024: #795, 2025: #8481 in 5,910 boys in the US, 2025#848 · rising · was #2,212 in 2015
CommonRare
–Not in the E&W list, 2025Fewer than 3 babies · #848 in the US

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What Waylen means

Meaning not yet sourced. Wiktionary has no word-by-word meaning for Waylen yet, and we don’t write our own.

Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,212 in 2015, #848 in 2025 Worked out from the official US and England & Wales counts, not a meaning.

How popular is Waylen?

US 2025
#848
289 babies
▼ 53 vs 2024
England & Wales
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Not listed
Scotland
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Not listed

US: Rising: up from #2212 in 2015.

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US, 1880–2025Babies per 1,000 boys born. Dot: biggest US share (2023)

Biggest US share so far: 2023, when 403 boys got the name (#676 that year). First in the US records in 1947.

How common

  • About 1 in 5,910 baby boys in the US in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WV (0.81 per 1,000 boys), MO (0.43 per 1,000 boys), OH (0.42 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

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FewerMore · grey: under 5 babies, not listed

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Waylen is #848 in the US. It is not in the England & Wales list for 2025.

Rank 2025BabiesHow commonRank 2015
US#8482891 in 5,910#2212
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Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Waylen were boys.

GirlsBoys
US 20250289
England & Wales 202500
US all years since 1880632,552
England & Wales since 199600

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

  • Waylon5,408 US · 10 E&W
  • Waylan51 US
  • Waylin31 US
  • Wallen27 US
  • Waylyn24 US
  • Waylynn20 US
  • Waelyn10 US
  • Weylin9 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Waylen

Boys

  • Legend#193Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #391 in 2015, #193 in 2025
  • Luca#14Form of Lucy, meaning “light”
  • Kai#93“warrior”
  • Jett#169Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #169 vs #452 in 2025
  • Leonardo#91Italian, from Old French Leonard, meaning “as strong as a lion”
  • Luka#85Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #85 vs #261 in 2025

For a sister

  • Saylor#217“dancer, acrobat”
  • Esme#298Diminutive of Esmeralda, meaning “emerald”
  • Kailani#253“sea + sky”
  • Elaina#267Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #267 vs #951 in 2025
  • Gia#287Editor’s note Up from #372 in 2015 to #287 in 2025 in the US
  • Amira#132“princess”

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Waylen’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.

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