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Meaning

The name Waylon has the following meaning:

The land beside the road.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Waylon is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 782 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Waylon rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 67 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 478 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Waylon in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Waylon is pronounced as way-lon

Origins

Waylon originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Waylon and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Waylon: Boys - Byron, Dawber, Durwood, Dwayne, Junior, Ramsey, Zane, Girls - Aiyana, Claribel, Dawn, Destiny, Earlean, Jaelyn, Lassie, Merri, Merry, Both genders - Audrey, Carlisle, Muriel, Raven, Sky

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Waylon: Way, Waylan, Wayland, Waylen, Waylin, Wegland, Weylan, Weyland, Weylen, Weylin, Weylon, Weylyn, Wylan, Wyland, Wylen, Wylin

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Waylon are: Lon, Way

Style

We think the name Waylon should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Waylon to be: Funny and entertaining guy

In one word, you might describe Waylon as a(n) "entertaining" person.

See other "entertaining" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Waylon (or its variants) are:

Wayland Hilton Young, born on 2 August, a famous politician. Wayland Hilton Young's background: A British writer and SDP and Labour Party politician. He served in numerous national and international capacities over the years, as Parliamentary Secretary (Junior Minister) in the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. There he worked on Planning and Conservation, and was responsible for setting up the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution.

Waylon Arnold Jennings, born on 15 June, a famous musician. Waylon Arnold Jennings's background: A respected and influential American country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets.

Wayland Flowers, born on 26 November, a famous puppeteer. Wayland Flowers's background: An American puppeteer. Flowers was best known for his puppet Madame, who was a huge hit with audiences in the 1970s and 1980s.
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