Waymon comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Son of a road builder.".
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How popular is Waymon?
1936peak year
The name Waymon reached its peak in 1936, with 95 registrations (ranked #596). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1888, roughly 48 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #12189) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Waymon's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 4,740 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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