Gender: Boy
Meaning: Land by the road, craftsman
Origin: English (variant)
Popularity: Ranked #795 in 2024 with 315 babies born.
History: A variant spelling of Waylon, from the English meaning land by the road, or connected to Wayland the Smith from Norse/Germanic mythology. Country legend Waylon Jennings is the classic musical association.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Waylen? About 1 in 10,337 babies born in 2024 were named Waylen, or roughly 0.9 per day in the United States.
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