Waylyn
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- WAY-lin
- Origin
- Old English
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Waylyn is a name of Old English origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Waylyn mean?
Old English: spelling variant of Waylon, from Wayland
Waylon was popularised by country singer Waylon Jennings; Wayland is the legendary smith of Germanic myth.
Is Waylyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Waylyn has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 24 boys in the US.
How popular is Waylyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,248th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Waylyn, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007. 8 girls were also named Waylyn in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Waylyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,855 boys in the US were given Waylyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #59, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 25% of the babies named Waylyn in the US were girls.
Waylyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
Nicknames for Waylyn
- Way
Names like Waylyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sevyn, Cassian, Callan, Raiden, Kayden, Ronan, Kyaire, Declan, Deacon, Finnegan, Odin, Callahan
Other spellings of Waylyn
Waylon, Waylen, Waylan, Waylin, Waylynn, Waelyn, Weylin, Whalen, Weylyn
Names related to Waylyn
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, “Waylyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/waylyn, updated 20 October 2026.