Waylon
A boys’ name of English origin, meaning land beside the road.
How Waylon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #222 |
| 2016 | #196 |
| 2017 | #162 |
| 2018 | #142 |
| 2019 | #113 |
| 2020 | #103 |
| 2021 | #69 |
| 2022 | #66 |
| 2023 | #62 |
| 2024 | #65 |
| 2025 | #56 |
Waylon by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Waylon. In the US, 2,434 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
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 Waylon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Waylon
Names that are said the same way as Waylon, 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 Waylon, 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 Waylon
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