Waylen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- WAY-len
- Origin
- Old English
- US rank, 2025
- #848 for boys
Waylen is a boys' name of Old English origin. In 2025 it ranked 848th for boys in the US (289 babies).
What does Waylen mean?
Old English: variant of Waylon, from Wayland
A spelling of Waylon, a name made famous by country singer Waylon Jennings (1937-2002).
Is Waylen a girl's or a boy's name?
Waylen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 289 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Waylen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 848th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 289 about 1 in 5,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 195% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 289 boys in the US were named Waylen, making it the 848th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,518th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 403 boys. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the boys named Waylen in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,855 boys in the US were given Waylen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #59, up from #848 for this spelling alone.
Waylen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 289 | #848 |
| 2024 | 316 | #795 |
| 2023 | 403 | #676 |
| 2022 | 263 | #894 |
| 2021 | 158 | #1,218 |
| 2020 | 110 | #1,518 |
| 2019 | 147 | #1,271 |
| 2018 | 85 | #1,792 |
| 2017 | 87 | #1,768 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,066 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,212 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,081 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,379 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,172 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,311 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,524 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
Names like Waylen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raiden, Kayden, Braylen, Rayden, Callan, Eden, Deacon, Finnegan, Boden, Ronan, Aiden, Declan
Other spellings of Waylen
Waylon, Waylan, Waylin, Waylyn, Waylynn, Waelyn, Weylin, Whalen, Weylyn
Names related to Waylen
More Old English names
Alfie, Edward, Teddy, Alfred, Audrey, Edith, Wilfred, Ozzy, Edie, Eddie, Edwin, Ted, Teddie, Eduardo, Edgar, Alden
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Waylen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/waylen, updated 20 October 2026.