Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Wayland

#1,954 most common boys' name of all time · #4,709 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1884–2025

Rank among boys
#1,954
Rank overall
#4,709 of 105,966
First appeared
1884
Years on the list
123 of 146
All-time
4,220
Since 2016
457
Peak year
2023 #2,223
Best rank
#781 1912
Girls Boys peak 64/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Wayland first appears in 1884. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 61 61 #2,285
2024 — 39 39 #3,105
2023 — 64 64 #2,223
2022 — 47 47 #2,755
2021 — 50 50 #2,591
2020 — 28 28 #3,742
2019 — 47 47 #2,696
2018 — 47 47 #2,637
2017 — 33 33 #3,381
2016 — 41 41 #2,888
2015 — 39 39 #2,968
2014 — 33 33 #3,297
2013 — 14 14 #5,939
2012 — 28 28 #3,722
2011 — 15 15 #5,693
2010 — 12 12 #6,710
2009 — 20 20 #4,759
2008 — 13 13 #6,410
2007 — 22 22 #4,385
2006 — 20 20 #4,528
2005 — 12 12 #6,242
2004 — 20 20 #4,269
2003 — 13 13 #5,573
2002 — 9 9 #7,088
2001 — 11 11 #6,043
2000 — 17 17 #4,403
1999 — 18 18 #4,003
1998 — 18 18 #3,866
1997 — 15 15 #4,263
1996 — 24 24 #3,034
1995 — 16 16 #3,874
1994 — 25 25 #2,862
1993 — 20 20 #3,256
1992 — 23 23 #2,923
1991 — 29 29 #2,412
1990 — 20 20 #3,068
1989 — 29 29 #2,302
1988 — 16 16 #3,220
1987 — 20 20 #2,656
1986 — 24 24 #2,302
1985 — 22 22 #2,368
1984 — 31 31 #1,807
1983 — 23 23 #2,222
1982 — 35 35 #1,680
1981 — 25 25 #2,097
1980 — 39 39 #1,551
1979 — 32 32 #1,762
1978 — 43 43 #1,416
1977 — 46 46 #1,337
1976 — 41 41 #1,394
1975 — 38 38 #1,434
1974 — 49 49 #1,186
1973 — 49 49 #1,178
1972 — 36 36 #1,429
1971 — 50 50 #1,160
1970 — 49 49 #1,181
1969 — 51 51 #1,090
1968 — 33 33 #1,345
1967 — 44 44 #1,123
1966 — 29 29 #1,437
1965 — 30 30 #1,412
1964 — 44 44 #1,167
1963 — 38 38 #1,266
1962 — 43 43 #1,194
1961 — 34 34 #1,377
1960 — 44 44 #1,187
1959 — 36 36 #1,311
1958 — 51 51 #1,075
1957 — 30 30 #1,443
1956 — 31 31 #1,397
1955 — 31 31 #1,385
1954 — 49 49 #1,073
1953 — 44 44 #1,111
1952 — 32 32 #1,333
1951 — 59 59 #916
1950 — 32 32 #1,279
1949 — 42 42 #1,088
1948 — 57 57 #916
1947 — 55 55 #962
1946 — 42 42 #1,069
1945 — 31 31 #1,192
1944 — 34 34 #1,140
1943 — 52 52 #929
1942 — 59 59 #858
1941 — 50 50 #902
1940 — 57 57 #837
1939 — 46 46 #924
1938 — 53 53 #857
1937 — 47 47 #914
1936 — 47 47 #902
1935 — 48 48 #916
1934 — 52 52 #875
1933 — 46 46 #932
1932 — 43 43 #1,016
1931 — 42 42 #1,041
1930 — 38 38 #1,144
1929 — 41 41 #1,087
1928 — 51 51 #956
1927 — 44 44 #1,071
1926 — 53 53 #941
1925 — 59 59 #876
1924 — 57 57 #932
1923 — 44 44 #1,081
1922 — 54 54 #957
1921 — 40 40 #1,127
1920 — 39 39 #1,147
1919 — 43 43 #1,042
1918 — 42 42 #1,047
1917 — 37 37 #1,101
1916 — 33 33 #1,149
1915 — 34 34 #1,112
1914 — 37 37 #905
1913 — 34 34 #825
1912 — 32 32 #781
1911 — 10 10 #1,156
1910 — 9 9 #1,161
1909 — 6 6 #1,371
1908 — 7 7 #1,173
1898 — 5 5 #1,225
1891 — 5 5 #1,085
1889 — 7 7 #863
1886 — 6 6 #936
1884 — 5 5 #1,123