Wayland
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
2
Peak era
2020s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
from the legendary Germanic/Anglo-Saxon smith Wayland; also read as 'land by the road'
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Wayland peaked in the 2020s.
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