Wayland
Wayland is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Anglo-Saxon Mythology.
- English
- Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Wayland
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wayland is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Anglo-Saxon Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Anglo-Saxon Mythology
The Story of Wayland
Wayland first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1884, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 64 births, good for #2,219 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,593 among baby boy names with 52 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Waylands have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Wayland
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Wayland. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Waylon
- Weland
Names that sound like Wayland
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About the name Wayland
Wayland is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Wayland's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #765. Use the chart and map above to compare Wayland'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.