Waymon
Waymon was the 11910th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 596th with 95 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 108 places. More babies were named Waymon in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,910 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193695 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,746babies recorded
Waymon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,910 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #5,899 | 12 |
| 1990 | #3,598 | 17 |
| 1980 | #1,723 | 34 |
| 1970 | #1,156 | 52 |
| 1960 | #950 | 64 |
| 1950 | #825 | 69 |
| 1940 | #642 | 88 |
| 1930 | #736 | 75 |
| 1920 | #863 | 63 |
| 1910 | #1,584 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,156 | 7 |
| 1890 | #879 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Waymon, counting every spelling?
Waymon has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Waymon?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Waymon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Waymon 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Waymon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Waymon?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Waymon are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 48 and 75. That makes Waymon a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Waymon by state
How common Waymon was among boys born in each state in 1934–1938, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (6.2×), Georgia (5.3×), Tennessee (4.7×), Alabama (4.1×), Texas (3.0×). In 42 states fewer than five boys 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 Waymon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Waymon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Waymon
How popular is the name Waymon?
Waymon was the 11910th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 596th with 95 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 108 places. More babies were named Waymon in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Waymon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Waymon in the US.
Where was Waymon most popular?
In 1934–1938, Waymon was most common in Arkansas (0.47 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Tennessee.