girls:
56 births since 2017
#5660 (1st percentile)
boys:
1.9k births since 1947
#2847 (38th percentile)
overall:
2k births since 1947
#5773 (25th percentile)
The name Waylen is the #5,773 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,000 recorded births since 1947. This represents the 25.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 25.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,847 (37.9% percentile) for all time with 1,944 births since 1947. For girls, it ranks #5,660 (0.9% percentile) for all time with 56 births since 2017.
Waylen first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1947 (1947 for boys and 2017 for girls). Birth data for Waylen is available in 42 out of the 77 years between 1947 and 2023 (42 years for boys and 6 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Waylen has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 97.2% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Waylen reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 39.7% percentile (ranked #550) with 220 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 220 births per million (ranked 39.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1997, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Waylen is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #550 (39.7% percentile) with 220 births per million.
For girls, Waylen reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 1.1% percentile (ranked #947) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.1% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Waylen ranks #944 for girls (0.3% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 51.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Waylen".
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