Waylon

Origin: Variant of Wayland · Old English Weland, the smith of Germanic legend (from Old English (Weland, Germanic myth))

Boy's name · #56 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Waylon is climbing: on the charts since 1911, it reached #56 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 5,400 boys given the name last year. Roughly 55,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

In recent years, Waylon ran 3–5× its national rate in West Virginia and Kentucky—ranked #1 in West Virginia in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states, the #1 boy's name in 1 of them. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Waylon ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,427 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,065 in France (2025) · #179 in Canada (2024).

Famous Waylons

Waylon Jennings — American country musician (1937–2002)
Waylon — Dutch singer
Waylon Francis — Costa Rican footballer
Waylon Payne — American musician and actor
Waylon Reavis — American vocalist

In stories & tradition

Waylon (Killer Croc) — Batman: Arkham City (video game)
Waylon Smithers — The Simpsons (TV series)
Waylon Smithers Sr.^simple — The Simpsons (TV series)

What Waylons become

Among 20 notable people named Waylon:

Sports figures appear 2.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Waylon Francis, Costa Rican footballer.

Similar names: Barrett · Walker · Weston · Stetson · Wesley · Easton

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