Waylynn
Waylynn was the 6097th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3384th with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 8,307 places. More babies were named Waylynn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,097 girls, down 2,601 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- 66% girls, 34% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201947 babies
- Total since 1880
- 502babies recorded
Waylynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #6,097 | #5,030 | 20 | 20 |
| 2020 | #3,496 | #6,270 | 44 | 14 |
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How popular is Waylynn, counting every spelling?
Waylynn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 28 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 28 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waylynn | 20 | #6,097 | 161 |
| Waylyn | 8 | #11,864 | 63 |
| Waelyn | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Waylynn?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Waylynn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Waylynn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Waylynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Waylynn?
About 400 people born in the US named Waylynn are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 4 and 8. That makes Waylynn a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Waylynn by state
How common Waylynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Waylynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Waylynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Waylynn
How popular is the name Waylynn?
Waylynn was the 6097th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3384th with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 8,307 places. More babies were named Waylynn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Waylynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 66% girls, 34% boys given the name Waylynn in the US.
Where is Waylynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Waylynn was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).