Waelyn
The Story of Waelyn
As a girl name
American parents first put Waelyn on the record books as a girl name in 2018, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 9 Waelyns were born — ranking #10,287 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 87% of all recorded Waelyns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 38 Waelyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Waelyn on the record books as a boy name in 2018, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 14 Waelyns were born — ranking #6,215 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 82% of all recorded Waelyns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,268 among boy names with 14 births, rising sharply (+51% over the past five years). In total, more than 88 Waelyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Waelyn
Waelyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 88 births in the dataset. Waelyn's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,215. Use the chart and map above to compare Waelyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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