How Many People Are Named Waylan?
people named Waylan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 282,700 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,299 babies named Waylan in Social Security records from 1923 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
65 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Waylan, 0.9% were girls and 99.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Waylan alive today is about 17 years old, and 82% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Waylan first appears in the records in 1923 and was given most often in 2019, to 65 babies. In 2025, 51 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1923 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Waylan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,335, in 2019. In 2025 it ranked #2,599.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,599 |
| Best rank | #2,335 (2019) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,805 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Waylan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Waylan were born in California than in any other state: about 23 of those alive today.
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