Waylan
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning land by the road; a form of Wayland.
Babies a year
44
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Waylan by the numbers
Waylan was given to 44 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 46 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Waylan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Waylan
Names that are said the same way as Waylan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Whalen11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the earth
Like Waylan, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
- Claytonclay settlement or town1,487 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Waylan
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