girls:
308 births since 2013
#5408 (5th percentile)
boys:
106 births since 2011
#4480 (2nd percentile)
overall:
414 births since 2011
#7325 (5th percentile)
The name Waylynn is the #7,325 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 414 recorded births since 2011. This represents the 5.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 5.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,408 (5.4% percentile) for all time with 308 births since 2013. For boys, it ranks #4,480 (2.2% percentile) for all time with 106 births since 2011.
Waylynn first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2011 (2011 for boys and 2013 for girls). Birth data for Waylynn is available in 12 out of the 13 years between 2011 and 2023 (11 years for girls and 9 years for boys). 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 Waylynn has been given predominantly to girls, with 74.4% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 63.8% of babies named Waylynn were girls. Interestingly, until around 2013, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 2011 to 2012), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (75.3% girls from 2013 to 2023).
For girls, Waylynn reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 4.4% percentile (ranked #903) with 26 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 26 births per million (ranked 4.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Waylynn ranks #922 for girls (2.6% percentile) with 17 births per million, which is 67.0% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Waylynn reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 2.2% percentile (ranked #904) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 13 births per million (ranked 2.2% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Waylynn ranks #899 for boys (1.3% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 69.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Waylynn".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Waylynn. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 83.8% confident that Waylynn is pronounced as WAY-lihn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is WAY-leen, at 16.2% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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