Waylan is a rare variant of Waylon that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Waylan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,599 for boy births in the United States (and #5,592 across all names), given to 51 babies. Waylan first appears in 1923 and peaked in 2023 (60 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,599 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,711 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,342 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,437 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,970 |
| 2020 | 53 | 53 | #17,381 | #2,653 |
| 2019 | 65 | 65 | #15,442 | #2,336 |
| 2018 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,633 |
| 2017 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,796 |
| 2016 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,776 |
| 2015 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,762 |
| 2014 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,492 |
| 2012 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,162 |
| 2010 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,678 |
| 2009 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,421 |
| 2008 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,101 |
| 2007 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,587 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,095 |
| 2005 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,056 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,785 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,604 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,384 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,197 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,776 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,851 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,294 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | — | #4,443 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | — | #7,108 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #6,386 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,739 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #10,110 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,641 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #9,599 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | — | #5,798 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | — | #8,453 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #8,103 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | — | #4,954 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #6,363 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | — | #3,848 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | — | #4,127 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | — | #4,393 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,541 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | — | #3,034 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | — | #3,468 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | — | #4,625 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #5,076 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | — | #3,616 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | — | #3,136 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | — | #3,275 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | — | #5,021 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | — | #2,900 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | — | #3,961 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,522 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #4,035 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | — | #2,863 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #4,235 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,669 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | — | #3,304 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,885 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,860 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,949 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,999 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,538 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | — | #2,738 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | — | #3,582 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | — | #3,943 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | — | #4,333 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #4,222 |