Waylon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- WAY-lon
- Origin
- Old English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #56 for boys
Waylon is a boys' name of Old English origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 56th for boys in the US (5,408 babies).
What does Waylon mean?
Old English: variant of Wayland, from Weland, the legendary smith
A variant of Wayland, the smith of Germanic legend; made famous by country singer Waylon Jennings.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Waylon a girl's or a boy's name?
Waylon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 17 girls and 5,408 boys in the US.
How popular is Waylon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,342nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 243% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Waylon, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Waylon of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Waylon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Waylon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 56th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5,408 about 1 in 320 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.3% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5,408 boys in the US were named Waylon, making it the 56th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 103rd. It first appears in the records in 1911. 17 girls were also named Waylon in 2025 (6,545th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Waylon of any year since it first appeared, in 1911.
Half of all the boys named Waylon in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,855 boys in the US were given Waylon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #59.
Waylon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,408 | #56 |
| 2024 | 4,892 | #65 |
| 2023 | 4,895 | #63 |
| 2022 | 4,923 | #66 |
| 2021 | 4,660 | #69 |
| 2020 | 3,588 | #103 |
| 2019 | 3,441 | #113 |
| 2018 | 2,790 | #142 |
| 2017 | 2,427 | #162 |
| 2016 | 2,060 | #196 |
| 2015 | 1,761 | #222 |
| 2014 | 1,501 | #251 |
| 2013 | 1,201 | #290 |
| 2012 | 972 | #324 |
| 2011 | 802 | #373 |
| 2010 | 657 | #420 |
| 2009 | 571 | #480 |
| 2008 | 480 | #546 |
| 2007 | 502 | #520 |
| 2006 | 466 | #544 |
| 2005 | 365 | #615 |
| 2004 | 290 | #688 |
| 2003 | 207 | #839 |
| 2002 | 228 | #756 |
| 2001 | 105 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 131 | #1,078 |
| 1999 | 114 | #1,147 |
| 1998 | 110 | #1,130 |
| 1997 | 134 | #974 |
| 1996 | 126 | #988 |
| 1995 | 109 | #1,078 |
| 1994 | 130 | #964 |
| 1993 | 109 | #1,056 |
| 1992 | 135 | #908 |
| 1991 | 126 | #941 |
| 1990 | 113 | #988 |
| 1989 | 119 | #929 |
| 1988 | 117 | #879 |
| 1987 | 133 | #806 |
| 1986 | 128 | #803 |
| 1985 | 180 | #653 |
| 1984 | 193 | #612 |
| 1983 | 184 | #628 |
| 1982 | 200 | #605 |
| 1981 | 304 | #478 |
| 1980 | 387 | #418 |
| 1979 | 312 | #464 |
| 1978 | 258 | #507 |
| 1977 | 253 | #522 |
| 1976 | 161 | #650 |
| 1975 | 116 | #770 |
| 1974 | 88 | #852 |
| 1973 | 100 | #792 |
| 1972 | 86 | #868 |
| 1971 | 111 | #773 |
| 1970 | 119 | #753 |
| 1969 | 98 | #778 |
| 1968 | 79 | #827 |
| 1967 | 53 | #992 |
| 1966 | 25 | #1,539 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,474 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,309 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,869 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 24 | #1,592 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,885 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,434 |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,315 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,037 |
| 1952 | 18 | #1,803 |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,903 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,320 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,021 |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,558 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,785 |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,641 |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,573 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,730 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,532 |
| 1940 | 18 | #1,627 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,449 |
| 1938 | 29 | #1,221 |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,344 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,540 |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,656 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,461 |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,405 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,638 |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,693 |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,451 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,760 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,150 |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,186 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,934 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,229 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 9 | #2,985 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,542 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,176 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
Names like Waylon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Grayson, Hudson, Jaxon, Mason, Rowan, Jenson, Roman, Noah, Ali, Enzo, Asher, Sonny
Other spellings of Waylon
Waylen, Waylan, Waylin, Waylyn, Waylynn, Waelyn, Weylin, Whalen, Weylyn
Names related to Waylon
More Old English names
Alfie, Edward, Teddy, Alfred, Audrey, Edith, Wilfred, Ozzy, Edie, Eddie, Edwin, Ted, Teddie, Eduardo, Edgar, Alden
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Waylon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/waylon, updated 20 October 2026.