Is Waylynn a boy or girl name?

Waylynn is a unisex name. Of the 502 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 72.1% were girls and 27.9% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Waylynn

Recorded 2011–2025 · United States

Waylynn was most popular in 2022, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,942 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 502 people named Waylynn.

Waylynn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Waylynn’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Waylynn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Waylynn is a unisex name — 72.1% of the 502 Americans given it were girls and 27.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 72% girls and 28% 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