Wayland is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Wayland means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Wayland across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Wayland has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Wayland is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “land by the road”. An English place name; also a legendary smith in Germanic myth.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,220 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Wayland per year, United States (1884 to 2025). United States peaked in 2023 (64/yr).
Wayland is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2023, when it ranked #4,823 nationally (given to 64 babies that year).
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