Waylon

WAY-lun

Boy

Average rank #968 across 3 of 7 countries

Etymology

Meaning & origin

English

Variant of Wayland. This name was popularized by country music singer Waylon Jennings (1937-2002), who was originally named Wayland.

Popularity

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales

#2,672

in 2024

🇺🇸 USA

#56

in 2025

🇨🇦 Canada

#177

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇳🇿 New Zealand

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