Gender
Male
Origin
- English
- Variant of Wayland. The mythological Scandinavian Wayland was a blacksmith with supernatural powers. Modern singer Waylon Jennings.
- Russian
- Foreign woman, stranger, exotic; variant of Varvara, which is itself a variant of Barbara
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Waylan
Pronunciation
wa(y)-lan
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2312, 60 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2572, 51 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #13792, 6 births); most recent 2020 (rank #15082, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | – |
| 2024 | 49 | – |
| 2023 | 60 | – |
| 2022 | 58 | – |
| 2021 | 42 | – |
| 2020 | 48 | 5 |
| 2019 | 59 | 6 |
| 2018 | 48 | – |
| 2017 | 44 | – |
| 2016 | 44 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data