How Many People Are Named Waylan?
An estimated 1,168 people in the United States have the first name Waylan. It is predominantly male (99.1%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Waylan peaked in popularity in 2019 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Waylan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Waylan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,168
About 1 in 293,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.1% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2019
65 births
Total Registered
1,248
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Waylan
Waylan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,248 total births registered, 99.1% were male.
Waylan as a male name
Ranked #2,700 in 2024
49 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (60 births)
Waylan as a female name
Ranked #17,372 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2019 (6 births)
Waylan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Waylan span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 436 babies were registered. While Waylan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Waylan by Decade
How has Waylan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Waylan by State
Birth registrations for Waylan span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky. On average, about 11 Waylans were registered per state.
Waylan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Waylan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Waylan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Waylan?
We estimate approximately 1,168 people named Waylan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 293,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Waylan a common name?
Waylan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,248 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Waylan most popular?
Waylan reached peak popularity in 2019, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Waylan is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Waylan a male name?
Waylan is predominantly male. 99.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Waylan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Waylan Smith, Waylan Johnson, Waylan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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