Is Waylen a boy or girl name?
Waylen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 315 boys were named Waylen, so 2.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.7% of the 2,323 US babies named Waylen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #796
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,342
- Babies named Waylen since 1947
- 2,323
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 410 babies
Boys and girls named Waylen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 192 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 710 | 16 | 2.2% |
| 2020s | 1,247 | 47 | 3.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 315 | #796 | 7 | #13,342 |
| 2023 | 402 | #678 | 8 | #12,109 |
| 2022 | 263 | #893 | 16 | #7,265 |
| 2021 | 157 | #1,229 | 9 | #11,094 |
| 2020 | 110 | #1,525 | 7 | #13,378 |
| 2019 | 147 | #1,276 | 10 | #10,438 |
| 2018 | 85 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 87 | #1,777 | 6 | #15,793 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,705 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,824 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,260 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,377 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 24 | #4,095 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,606 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,506 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,250 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 12 | #6,070 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,426 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #8,173 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #6,021 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,295 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,826 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,740 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,664 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,551 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,305 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,507 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #6,033 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,732 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,830 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,568 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,858 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,731 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,928 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,416 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,442 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,248 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Waylen reached #678 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #7,265 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Waylen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.