Wayland Name Popularity

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How popular is Wayland?

The rare name Wayland was the 2,653rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Wayland, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #782 was reached in 1912.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1925 with 59 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Wayland in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1907.

Approximately during the years 1909-1912, 1919-1922, and 2008-2015, the name Wayland took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1962-1965, 1984-1988, and 1998-2001.

Where is the name Wayland popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Wayland has steadily increased in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Wayland has risen dramatically.

The name Wayland is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Wayland (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		47	2,653
2017		33	3,422
2016		41	2,925
2015		39	3,017
2014		33	3,357
2013		14	6,220
2012		28	3,793
2011		15	5,925
2010		12	7,059
2009		20	4,907
2008		13	6,735
2007		22	4,479
2006		20	4,661
2005		12	6,609
2004		20	4,406
2003		13	5,866
2002		9	7,608
2001		11	6,423
2000		17	4,560
1999		18	4,155
1998		18	4,006
1997		15	4,443
1996		24	3,103
1995		16	4,046
1994		25	2,942
1993		20	3,360
1992		23	2,993
1991		29	2,465
1990		20	3,160
1989		29	2,354
1988		16	3,341
1987		20	2,717
1986		24	2,351
1985		22	2,421
1984		31	1,837
1983		23	2,268
1982		35	1,700
1981		25	2,137
1980		39	1,567
1979		32	1,787
1978		43	1,434
1977		46	1,355
1976		41	1,410
1975		38	1,453
1974		49	1,195
1973		49	1,186
1972		36	1,440
1971		50	1,166
1970		49	1,189
1969		51	1,095
1968		33	1,363
1967		44	1,130
1966		29	1,447
1965		30	1,427
1964		44	1,172
1963		39	1,252
1962		42	1,216
1961		34	1,386
1960		44	1,190
1959		36	1,318
1958		51	1,081
1957		30	1,455
1956		31	1,413
1955		31	1,394
1954		49	1,082
1953		44	1,120
1952		32	1,346
1951		59	917
1950		32	1,288
1949		42	1,095
1948		57	923
1947		55	966
1946		42	1,076
1945		31	1,203
1944		34	1,151
1943		52	932
1942		59	857
1941		50	903
1940		57	840
1939		46	929
1938		53	859
1937		47	919
1936		47	905
1935		48	922
1934		52	881
1933		46	935
1932		43	1,024
1931		42	1,049
1930		38	1,150
1929		41	1,092
1928		51	963
1927		44	1,078
1926		53	942
1925		59	881
1924		57	933
1923		44	1,086
1922		54	957
1921		40	1,139
1920		39	1,153
1919		43	1,046
1918		42	1,058
1917		37	1,109
1916		33	1,156
1915		34	1,123
1914		37	906
1913		34	831
1912		32	782
1911		10	1,186
1910		9	1,189
1909		6	1,434
1908		7	1,214
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1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		5	1,284
1897		< 5	--
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1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		5	1,118
1890		< 5	--
1889		7	874
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		6	957
1885		< 5	--
1884		5	1,118
1883		< 5	--
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1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.