Waylon

“Variant of Wayland — Old English Weland — the smith of Germanic legend” — Old English (Weland, Germanic myth) origin

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

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. In West Virginia and Kentucky it runs 3–5× its national rate and ranks #1 in West Virginia.

Around the world: about 1 in 840 boys in Canada (2024).

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.

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 · Batman: The Animated Series
Waylon Smithers — The Simpsons
Waylon Smithers Sr. — The Simpsons

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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