Waylon is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #6789 in 2017 with 18 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2023 with 36 births ranking #4105. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 95,882 girls born was named Waylon. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Waylon is a variant of Wayland. Through that older Germanic line it is associated with the root wila, often explained in relation to craft or skill.
Behind the Name notes that Waylon Jennings helped popularise this spelling, even though he was born Wayland. That celebrity route explains why the shorter form became established as its own name.