Wayland

Origin: Old English — Old English Weland, the smith of Germanic legend · Weland, Germanic myth

Boy's name · #2301 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Wayland holds its lane: charted since 1884 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2301 in 2025). About 4,200 boys have carried it along the way.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Wayland Young, 2nd Baron Kennet — British Baron (1923–2009)
Wayland Trask, Jr. — American actor (1887–1918)
Wayland Hoyt — American Baptist Minister
Wayland Flowers — American puppeteer (1939–1988)
Wayland Becker — American football player (1910–1984)

Among 25 notable people named Wayland:

No single standout — notable Waylands spread across many fields.

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