Boy Waylon Meaning land by the road, Waylon is a name from English origins. Waylon Name Origin: English Pronunciation: way-lahn See what 17 people think about Waylon Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Comments Infographic of Waylon name meaning, which is Meaning land by the road, Waylon is a name from English origins. Ask your friends & family about Waylon… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Waylon Name Popularity How popular is the name Waylon? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 0 0% 1911 — 0 0% 1912 — 0 0% 1913 — 0 0% 1914 — 0 0% 1915 — 0 0% 1916 — 0 0% 1917 — 0 0% 1918 — 0 0% 1919 — 0 0% 1920 — 0 0% 1921 — 0 0% 1922 — 0 0% 1923 — 0 0% 1924 1,337 7 0.0006% 1925 — 0 0% 1926 1,363 6 0.0005% 1927 — 0 0% 1928 — 0 0% 1929 — 0 0% 1930 1,222 10 0.001% 1931 1,211 9 0.0009% 1932 — 0 0% 1933 1,042 12 0.0013% 1934 1,060 12 0.0012% 1935 1,290 6 0.0006% 1936 1,283 6 0.0006% 1937 940 15 0.0015% 1938 944 16 0.0016% 1939 — 0 0% 1940 1,106 11 0.001% 1941 1,327 5 0.0004% 1942 1,255 7 0.0006% 1943 — 0 0% 1944 — 0 0% 1945 1,358 5 0.0004% 1946 1,393 5 0.0003% 1947 1,586 5 0.0003% 1948 1,376 6 0.0004% 1949 1,438 5 0.0003% 1950 — 0 0% 1951 1,286 7 0.0004% 1952 1,284 8 0.0005% 1953 — 0 0% 1954 — 0 0% 1955 1,393 6 0.0003% 1956 1,249 10 0.0005% 1957 — 0 0% 1958 1,102 16 0.0008% 1959 — 0 0% 1960 — 0 0% 1961 — 0 0% 1962 1,575 5 0.0003% 1963 — 0 0% 1964 1,634 5 0.0003% 1965 — 0 0% 1966 1,342 6 0.0004% 1967 1,288 8 0.0005% 1968 902 30 0.002% 1969 781 55 0.0036% 1970 770 70 0.0044% 1971 824 55 0.0037% 1972 921 36 0.0026% 1973 845 47 0.0036% 1974 1,047 25 0.0019% 1975 843 53 0.0041% 1976 689 97 0.0075% 1977 545 196 0.0145% 1978 500 213 0.0158% 1979 466 264 0.0187% 1980 408 361 0.0247% 1981 475 264 0.018% 1982 607 157 0.0105% 1983 647 124 0.0084% 1984 678 114 0.0077% 1985 662 125 0.0082% 1986 870 63 0.0042% 1987 833 77 0.005% 1988 976 56 0.0036% 1989 875 84 0.0052% 1990 1,207 40 0.0024% 1991 1,113 54 0.0033% 1992 1,035 65 0.0041% 1993 1,054 64 0.0041% 1994 1,085 62 0.004% 1995 1,166 52 0.0035% 1996 1,065 65 0.0043% 1997 1,108 66 0.0045% 1998 1,100 67 0.0045% 1999 1,217 55 0.0037% 2000 1,117 76 0.005% 2001 1,304 51 0.0034% 2002 787 167 0.0111% 2003 858 150 0.0099% 2004 691 241 0.0158% 2005 618 318 0.0208% 2006 536 428 0.0273% 2007 517 461 0.0292% 2008 533 452 0.0292% 2009 469 543 0.0363% 2010 421 615 0.0427% 2011 373 765 0.0537% 2012 322 943 0.0662% 2013 286 1,180 0.0829% 2014 248 1,478 0.1014% 2015 219 1,751 0.1203% 2016 195 2,034 0.1411% 2017 162 2,407 0.1725% 2018 142 2,765 0.2013% 2019 112 3,422 0.2528% 2020 102 3,472 0.2728% 2021 69 4,616 0.3776% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Waylon If you like Waylon, you’ll love these other names like Waylon. What names sound like Waylon? If you like how Waylon sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Waylon. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Jaylon Calm Greek Waylan Land by the road English Waylen Land by the road English Waylin Land by the road English What names are similar to Waylon? Find a name that’s like Waylon, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Gaylon Calm Greek Taylon Variant of Taylor American Lists With Waylon Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Waylon. Little Boy Names for Your Darling Baby // 150 names Little boy names aren’t afraid to declare they’re young, wild, and free. Check out our collection of these youngsters ready for adventure. 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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Monroe Mouth of the river Rotha, in Ireland Scottish Clint Fenced settlement English Brandon Broom hill English Brooklyn Broken land English Cassidy Curly haired Irish Hayden Hay valley English Share Your Thoughts 17 Comments Maddie Linnartz Jun 16 at 8:54 am He’s so cute and perfect! Reply Holly Jan 28 at 10:02 am My husband and I we’re discussing names one night in the car. I had asked him if he liked the name Waylon and he had said he had thought of that name too. We went with the name Waylon because it is not a name you hear often. Reply Hailey Dec 4 at 9:07 am My husband loves Waylon Jennings! Reply Dani Salveson Sep 12 at 11:20 am We gave birth to our 4th and finally child in 2019 (a bit of a marriage “oops” – our daughter before him was born in 2010, and we “done” having children after her)… and since I got to name our daughter before him, my husband was allowed to name our new son (within some mommy limits of course haha). We knew from the time we found out he was a boy that he would take my husbands middle name, which is Jay, but my husband was completely torn between two first names – Wyatt or Waylon. Wyatt was a COMPLETE NO from me, just didn’t sit well with me especially with Jay. The moment he suggested Waylon though, I was in love! Yes, Waylon Jennings (even though his birth given name was Wayland) played a part in why my husband chose it… my husband has always loved old school western, American outlaw type stuff. I ended up having to have an emergency c-section at 36 weeks… and Waylon Jay ended up being born on the 4th of July and boy, oh boy does he live up to his old school, outlaw ALL American name! A little firework that totally completely what we never knew we were missing! Reply Destiny May 12 at 8:43 am Country singer name and he reminds me of my palpal Reply Michaela Mar 27 at 11:12 pm I’ve always loved the name and also the musician. Reply Waylon Woody Jan 20 at 11:31 pm Yea… My name is Waylon Woody. I’m not even joking. Waylon Jennings is a blessing and a curse for me. When he died in 2002 (Which is the year I was born) I think that it caused a surge in popularity of the name. I am not named after that man (although I kind of am). Yes, I am sick of old-heads asking if I was named after him. Besides that, 10/10, beautiful name, excellent execution on my parent’s part. If you are considering naming your child Waylon I would do it, just bite the bullet, join the dark side. – God Bless your beautiful baby boy amen. Reply Waylon Woody Jan 20 at 11:34 pm Yea… My name is Waylon Woody. I’m not even joking. Waylon Jennings is a blessing and a curse for me. When he died in 2002 (Which is the year I was born) I think that it caused a surge in popularity of the name. I am not named after that man (although I kind of am). Yes, I am sick of old-heads asking if I was named after him. Besides that, 10/10, beautiful name, excellent execution on my parent’s part. If you are considering naming your child Waylon I would do it, just bite the bullet, join the dark side. – God Bless your beautiful baby boy amen. Reply Dani Salveson Sep 12 at 11:32 am We had our little Waylon Jay on the 4th of July, 2019! And he is every bit as old school, outlaw, and ALL American as his name sounds, even complete with a naturally perfect growing bright blonde mullet hahaha. I’m not sure how popular the name is currently (we didn’t bother looking – we were set on the name either way) but I know Wyatt has become EXTREMELY popular so I was worried that Waylon would quickly skyrocket as well. I actually just looked it up cause I was curious – in 2019 it was the #104th most popular name and right now it’s the #59th. It’s the most popular it’s ever been since it was introduced by Mrs. Jennings in the 1960’s (she actually named him Wayland but tweaked it to Waylon so he wouldn’t be associated with the Baptist church near them that she wasn’t aware of, which is how the name Waylon actually came to be). I hope that the name starts to trail off a little bit, not because I don’t adore his name, I absolutely do, but I don’t want him to be 1 of 4 Waylon’s in his kindergarten class in the next couple years. Reply Jackie Mar 25 at 10:54 am We came up with Waylon as we love the singer Waylon jennings Reply Ann Nov 19 at 10:09 am My husband picked out his name because Waylon Jennings is his favoite singer! I love the name it’s unique! Reply Robin Aug 16 at 10:25 am We chose Waylon after Waylon Jennings he and my husbands father were good friends so the name was inevitable for us really. We love it he is almost 5 months old and is totally a Waylon Reply Brandy Jun 16 at 10:11 am Just loved the name Reply Conni Jun 8 at 12:24 pm In the womb, I felt my baby’s spirit to be generous and peaceful. There were many times in pregnancy when I felt held by my baby’s spirit as if baby was carrying me through our journey. I liked the name Waylon, and when I looked up the meaning (land beside the road) it made me think of my husband and I’s many road trips when I felt “held” by the road (or the vast land beside it). It felt generous and peaceful to me. I don’t really care for Waylon Jenning’s music, so I don’t like that they share the same name. We are from TX, and I like that the name has TX history. But I don’t like it when people assume we named our son after Waylon Jennings or that I am a Waylon Jennings fan. Reply Hannah Apr 13 at 2:00 pm We though that Waylon was a really cool name and after meeting our little guy we decided it was a perfect fit for him. I like that it is easy to spell and isn’t a very common used name. Reply Hannah Apr 11 at 9:40 pm My husband always liked Waylon. I wasn’t sure about it until one day he said it, using it in context about our potential son and I fell in love with it. I love the old feeling to it and it’s not a common name but not weird. No we did not name him after Waylon Jennings, though we do enjoy some of his songs. The definition is a bit off “land beside the road” so I go off of lon meaning fierce and way meaning path. Waylon: fierce path. I do believe my son will make a fierce path in life and for the Lord. Reply Amber Apr 11 at 1:35 pm Named after Waylon Jennings. It’s a unique name and I love the country feel. We use Way & Waylo for nicknames. We paired the name with a family name for his middle & it is perfect for our feisty boy. Reply Share your thoughts on the name Waylon Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. 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Holly Jan 28 at 10:02 am My husband and I we’re discussing names one night in the car. I had asked him if he liked the name Waylon and he had said he had thought of that name too. We went with the name Waylon because it is not a name you hear often. Reply
Dani Salveson Sep 12 at 11:20 am We gave birth to our 4th and finally child in 2019 (a bit of a marriage “oops” – our daughter before him was born in 2010, and we “done” having children after her)… and since I got to name our daughter before him, my husband was allowed to name our new son (within some mommy limits of course haha). We knew from the time we found out he was a boy that he would take my husbands middle name, which is Jay, but my husband was completely torn between two first names – Wyatt or Waylon. Wyatt was a COMPLETE NO from me, just didn’t sit well with me especially with Jay. The moment he suggested Waylon though, I was in love! Yes, Waylon Jennings (even though his birth given name was Wayland) played a part in why my husband chose it… my husband has always loved old school western, American outlaw type stuff. I ended up having to have an emergency c-section at 36 weeks… and Waylon Jay ended up being born on the 4th of July and boy, oh boy does he live up to his old school, outlaw ALL American name! A little firework that totally completely what we never knew we were missing! Reply
Waylon Woody Jan 20 at 11:31 pm Yea… My name is Waylon Woody. I’m not even joking. Waylon Jennings is a blessing and a curse for me. When he died in 2002 (Which is the year I was born) I think that it caused a surge in popularity of the name. I am not named after that man (although I kind of am). Yes, I am sick of old-heads asking if I was named after him. Besides that, 10/10, beautiful name, excellent execution on my parent’s part. If you are considering naming your child Waylon I would do it, just bite the bullet, join the dark side. – God Bless your beautiful baby boy amen. Reply
Waylon Woody Jan 20 at 11:34 pm Yea… My name is Waylon Woody. I’m not even joking. Waylon Jennings is a blessing and a curse for me. When he died in 2002 (Which is the year I was born) I think that it caused a surge in popularity of the name. I am not named after that man (although I kind of am). Yes, I am sick of old-heads asking if I was named after him. Besides that, 10/10, beautiful name, excellent execution on my parent’s part. If you are considering naming your child Waylon I would do it, just bite the bullet, join the dark side. – God Bless your beautiful baby boy amen. Reply
Dani Salveson Sep 12 at 11:32 am We had our little Waylon Jay on the 4th of July, 2019! And he is every bit as old school, outlaw, and ALL American as his name sounds, even complete with a naturally perfect growing bright blonde mullet hahaha. I’m not sure how popular the name is currently (we didn’t bother looking – we were set on the name either way) but I know Wyatt has become EXTREMELY popular so I was worried that Waylon would quickly skyrocket as well. I actually just looked it up cause I was curious – in 2019 it was the #104th most popular name and right now it’s the #59th. It’s the most popular it’s ever been since it was introduced by Mrs. Jennings in the 1960’s (she actually named him Wayland but tweaked it to Waylon so he wouldn’t be associated with the Baptist church near them that she wasn’t aware of, which is how the name Waylon actually came to be). I hope that the name starts to trail off a little bit, not because I don’t adore his name, I absolutely do, but I don’t want him to be 1 of 4 Waylon’s in his kindergarten class in the next couple years. Reply
Ann Nov 19 at 10:09 am My husband picked out his name because Waylon Jennings is his favoite singer! I love the name it’s unique! Reply
Robin Aug 16 at 10:25 am We chose Waylon after Waylon Jennings he and my husbands father were good friends so the name was inevitable for us really. We love it he is almost 5 months old and is totally a Waylon Reply
Conni Jun 8 at 12:24 pm In the womb, I felt my baby’s spirit to be generous and peaceful. There were many times in pregnancy when I felt held by my baby’s spirit as if baby was carrying me through our journey. I liked the name Waylon, and when I looked up the meaning (land beside the road) it made me think of my husband and I’s many road trips when I felt “held” by the road (or the vast land beside it). It felt generous and peaceful to me. I don’t really care for Waylon Jenning’s music, so I don’t like that they share the same name. We are from TX, and I like that the name has TX history. But I don’t like it when people assume we named our son after Waylon Jennings or that I am a Waylon Jennings fan. Reply
Hannah Apr 13 at 2:00 pm We though that Waylon was a really cool name and after meeting our little guy we decided it was a perfect fit for him. I like that it is easy to spell and isn’t a very common used name. Reply
Hannah Apr 11 at 9:40 pm My husband always liked Waylon. I wasn’t sure about it until one day he said it, using it in context about our potential son and I fell in love with it. I love the old feeling to it and it’s not a common name but not weird. No we did not name him after Waylon Jennings, though we do enjoy some of his songs. The definition is a bit off “land beside the road” so I go off of lon meaning fierce and way meaning path. Waylon: fierce path. I do believe my son will make a fierce path in life and for the Lord. Reply
Amber Apr 11 at 1:35 pm Named after Waylon Jennings. It’s a unique name and I love the country feel. We use Way & Waylo for nicknames. We paired the name with a family name for his middle & it is perfect for our feisty boy. Reply
