Waylen

A boys’ name of English origin, meaning land beside the road; a modern respelling of Waylon.

Babies a year
93
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
#849
down from #796
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

How Waylen has moved

US popularity rank, 2022–2025. Lower is more popular.
#602#783#964202220242025#849

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YearUS rank
2022#891
2023#675
2024#796
2025#849

Waylen by the numbers

Waylen was given to 93 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Waylen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
  • Waylanland by the road; a form of Wayland44 in the US (2017)
  • Waylin29 in the US (2017)
  • Waylyn22 in the US (2017)
  • Wayden11 in the US (2017)
  • Warrengame park or enclosed hunting ground907 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Waylen

Names that are said the same way as Waylen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Other names that mean the earth

Like Waylen, 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 Waylen

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