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Waylon Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Waylon?

The somewhat popular name Waylon was the 142nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity ranking of #142 was reached for the first time this year with 2,774 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Waylon in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1917.

Approximately during the years 1935-1938, 1963-1970, 1974-1980, and 2001-2017, the name Waylon took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1983-1986.

Where is the name Waylon popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Waylon has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Waylon has risen significantly.

The name Waylon is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Waylon (Girl)Waylon (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 17 7,025 2,774 142
2017 18 6,772 2,420 162
2016 23 5,769 2,053 196
2015 12 9,440 1,760 222
2014 8 12,987 1,499 251
2013 8 13,069 1,201 290
2012 < 5 -- 970 326
2011 < 5 -- 800 373
2010 < 5 -- 656 422
2009 < 5 -- 569 480
2008 < 5 -- 480 547
2007 < 5 -- 502 520
2006 < 5 -- 465 545
2005 < 5 -- 365 615
2004 < 5 -- 290 688
2003 < 5 -- 207 842
2002 < 5 -- 228 758
2001 < 5 -- 105 1,274
2000 < 5 -- 131 1,082
1999 < 5 -- 114 1,154
1998 < 5 -- 110 1,144
1997 < 5 -- 134 978
1996 < 5 -- 126 997
1995 < 5 -- 109 1,088
1994 < 5 -- 130 971
1993 < 5 -- 109 1,069
1992 < 5 -- 135 913
1991 < 5 -- 126 953
1990 < 5 -- 113 994
1989 < 5 -- 118 939
1988 < 5 -- 117 882
1987 < 5 -- 132 812
1986 < 5 -- 128 805
1985 < 5 -- 180 655
1984 < 5 -- 193 613
1983 < 5 -- 184 630
1982 < 5 -- 200 609
1981 < 5 -- 304 479
1980 < 5 -- 388 418
1979 < 5 -- 311 466
1978 < 5 -- 258 507
1977 < 5 -- 253 525
1976 < 5 -- 160 650
1975 < 5 -- 116 770
1974 < 5 -- 88 856
1973 < 5 -- 100 795
1972 < 5 -- 86 874
1971 < 5 -- 111 775
1970 < 5 -- 119 759
1969 < 5 -- 98 781
1968 < 5 -- 79 827
1967 < 5 -- 52 1,017
1966 < 5 -- 25 1,579
1965 < 5 -- 11 2,609
1964 < 5 -- 13 2,406
1963 < 5 -- 7 3,635
1962 < 5 -- 17 2,031
1961 < 5 -- 8 3,343
1960 < 5 -- 9 3,074
1959 < 5 -- 8 3,279
1958 < 5 -- 24 1,639
1957 < 5 -- 8 3,251
1956 < 5 -- 18 1,944
1955 < 5 -- 11 2,565
1954 < 5 -- 12 2,438
1953 < 5 -- 15 2,099
1952 < 5 -- 18 1,856
1951 < 5 -- 16 1,970
1950 < 5 -- 11 2,432
1949 < 5 -- 14 2,121
1948 < 5 -- 22 1,607
1947 < 5 -- 18 1,846
1946 < 5 -- 19 1,688
1945 < 5 -- 15 1,851
1944 < 5 -- 19 1,624
1943 < 5 -- 19 1,694
1942 < 5 -- 17 1,793
1941 < 5 -- 20 1,584
1940 < 5 -- 18 1,678
1939 < 5 -- 9 2,604
1938 < 5 -- 29 1,246
1937 < 5 -- 25 1,370
1936 < 5 -- 19 1,584
1935 < 5 -- 18 1,707
1934 < 5 -- 22 1,497
1933 < 5 -- 23 1,450
1932 < 5 -- 9 2,839
1931 < 5 -- 18 1,766
1930 < 5 -- 15 2,077
1929 < 5 -- 11 2,586
1928 < 5 -- 19 1,820
1927 < 5 -- 8 3,437
1926 < 5 -- 14 2,301
1925 < 5 -- 9 3,145
1924 < 5 -- 14 2,343
1923 < 5 -- 8 3,457
1922 < 5 -- 6 4,294
1921 < 5 -- 9 3,206
1920 < 5 -- 9 3,198
1919 < 5 -- 5 4,786
1918 < 5 -- 11 2,694
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.