Weylin
A masculine name of English origin meaning "wayfarer's companion".
Name Census estimates that about 637 living Americans carry the first name Weylin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Weylin today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Weylin births was 2018 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Weylin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
637
~ 1 in 538,076 Americans
Peak year
2018
28 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,144
Tracked since 1951
Census
Weylin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 528 people with the first name Weylin, which placed it at #19,834 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,834
National first-name rank
People counted
528
528 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
66.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Weylin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Weylin is White at 66.9%. The next largest groups are Black (9.7%) and Hispanic (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Weylin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Weylin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White66.9% · 353
- Black or African American9.7% · 51
- Hispanic or Latino8.3% · 44
- Two or more races6.1% · 32
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.7% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native4.4% · 23
Popularity
Weylin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Weylin from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 162 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Weylin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Weylin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Weylin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Weylin
The name Weylin is a unique and intriguing moniker with roots that can be traced back to the Anglo-Saxon and Germanic languages. Its origins lie in the Old English word "weg," which means "way" or "path," combined with the suffix "-lin," a diminutive form indicating smallness or endearment.
In its earliest forms, the name was spelled as "Wæglin" or "Wægeling," suggesting a connection to the concept of a small or diminutive traveler or wayfarer. This interpretation aligns with the nomadic lifestyles and wandering traditions of the Anglo-Saxon and Germanic tribes during the early medieval period.
While the name Weylin does not appear to have any direct references in ancient texts or religious scriptures, its linguistic roots can be traced back to the 5th to 11th centuries, a period when the Anglo-Saxon language and culture flourished in what is now England and parts of northern Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Weylin can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landholdings and population commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. In this document, a landowner named Wæglin is listed as holding property in the county of Somerset, England.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Weylin, though their precise origins and connections to the name's etymology remain uncertain. These include Weylin Browne (1536-1609), an English politician and Member of Parliament during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and Weylin Symes (1622-1672), a renowned English engraver and printmaker whose works are held in collections around the world.
In the 18th century, Weylin Broadnax (1720-1792) was a prominent landowner and plantation owner in Virginia, known for his involvement in the American Revolutionary War. A century later, Weylin Pickens (1828-1904) was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War and later served as a judge in Mississippi.
Another notable figure was Weylin Gustafson (1905-1988), a Swedish-American physicist and inventor who made significant contributions to the development of radar technology during World War II and the Cold War era.
While the name Weylin has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, its unique origins and connections to the Anglo-Saxon and Germanic traditions have made it a distinctive and intriguing choice for those seeking a name with deep cultural roots and a sense of wanderlust.
People
Weylin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Weylin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with W
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Weylin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Weylin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 637 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Weylin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 538,076 US residents.
Is Weylin a common name?
We classify Weylin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 660 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Weylin most popular?
The single biggest year for Weylin was 2018, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Weylin is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Weylin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 528 people with the name Weylin, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,834 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Weylin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Weylin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Weylin appears almost entirely male. Of the 526 people counted with this name, 99.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Weylin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Weylin is White at 66.9%. The next largest groups are Black (9.7%) and Hispanic (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Weylin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Weylin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.9% (353 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Weylin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Weylin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Weylin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Weylin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Weylin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Weylin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Weylin?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.