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Wayburn
Pronounced WAY-burn /ˈweɪ.bɜːrn/Medium
Meaning: Wayburn is a surname turned given name, most likely from an English place name combining a 'way' or 'wain' element with burna, 'stream' or 'brook,' as in Wayburn or the nearby Weybourne. Given to boys in the early twentieth century, it reflects the American habit of adopting family surnames as first names.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Wayburn is a surname adopted as a first name, most likely from an English place name pairing a 'way' element with burna, 'stream.' It appears in American records in the nineteen-tens and twenties, part of an era that favored surnames as given names for boys. Its exact source place is uncertain.
It was never common, given to only about fifteen boys a year at its brief peak in the late nineteen-twenties, and it faded soon after. A boy named Wayburn then would be very elderly now, marking it as a great-grandfather-era name.
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What does the name Wayburn mean?
It is a surname-derived name, most likely from an English place name meaning a 'stream by the way,' with burna, 'stream.'
How do you pronounce Wayburn?
It is said WAY-burn /ˈweɪ.bɜːrn/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Wayburn a boy or girl name?
Wayburn is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Wayburn?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the nineteen-twenties.