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“Variant of Waylon — variant of Wayland” — Old English (Weland, Germanic myth) origin
Boy's name · #2599 in the US (2025) · Trending
Waylan is climbing: on the charts since 1923, it is ranked #2599 in 2025, with about 50 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,300 have carried it all-time.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Wayland · Hershy · Waris · Atley · Arjan · Bowden
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