Is Waylan a boy or girl name?

Waylan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,299 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.9% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Waylan

Recorded 1923–2025 · United States

Waylan was most popular in 2019, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,669 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,540, with 51 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,299 people named Waylan.

Waylan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Waylan’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Waylan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Waylan is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 1,299 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org