Waylynn
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- WAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,916 for girls
Unisex
Waylynn is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,916th for girls in the US (20 babies).
What does Waylynn mean?
Modern: blend of Waylon and Lynn
Combines Way-, as in Waylon, with the ending -lynn.
Is Waylynn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Waylynn has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls and 20 boys in the US.
How popular is Waylynn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,916among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 80,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the US were named Waylynn, making it the 5,916th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,450th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 2013. 20 boys were also named Waylynn in 2025 (4,856th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Waylynn than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Waylynn in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 88% of the babies named Waylynn in the US in 2017, and 50% in 2025.
Waylynn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #5,916 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4,293 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4,562 |
| 2022 | 36 | #4,039 |
| 2021 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2020 | 44 | #3,450 |
| 2019 | 47 | #3,336 |
| 2018 | 32 | #4,356 |
| 2017 | 42 | #3,626 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
Names like Waylynn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oaklynn Lakelynn Braelynn Wrenley Rynlee Raelynn Brynlee Rylynn Blakelynn Maelynn Sevyn Kashlynn
Names related to Waylynn
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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, “Waylynn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/waylynn, updated 20 October 2026.