Waylan has been given to about 1,299 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2019, when 65 babies were given the name, ranking 2336th. The typical living American called Waylan is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.