#7962024 rank
2023peak year
2,107babies named Waylen since 1880
▲ +114%5-year trend
Waylen popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Waylen mean?
A variant of Waylon, from the English surname Wayland, tied to Wayland the Smith, a master craftsman of Germanic legend. Waylon Jennings popularized the sound.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, mythic
Names like Waylen
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Famous Waylens
Spellings & variants
WaylonWayland
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