Boy
Waylon
As a boy's name, Waylon is understood to mean "Modern surname-based name". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The registry counts around 20,479 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EtymologyModern surname-based name
EtymologyPossibly "land by the road"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
34
1920s
107
1930s
187
1940s
181
1950s
141
1960s
319
1970s
1,602
1980s
1,944
1990s
1,206
2000s
3,340
2010s
11,418
Peaked in the 2010s · 20,479 total U.S. births since 1900