Masculine dossier · first seen 1888

Waymon

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Waymon
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1936

Peak era

1936

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Generation

Silent Generation

1888Peak 19362024

Peak year

1936

Decline from peak

100%

2024

All-time

4,740

Waymon is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1936, when 95 boys were named Waymon.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2024 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

All told, about 4,740 Americans have been named Waymon and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1888.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1936

Curious about the history of Waymon? Browse books about the name Waymon on Amazon.