Dylan

Given to 434,951 US babies since 1953

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#807
recorded as girls
#41
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
6,546
girls 338 · boys 6,208
Peak year
2001
16,497 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
434,951
since 1953

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dylan was most popular in 2001, when 16,497 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,208 babies were named Dylan, ranking #41 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2001 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dylan was most popular in 2001, when 16,497 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,208 babies were named Dylan, ranking #41 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 2001

Dylan was most popular in 2001, when 16,497 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,208 babies were named Dylan, ranking #41 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 338 807 6,208 41
2024 409 694 7,487 28
2023 451 651 7,074 34
2022 525 572 6,745 42
2021 536 567 6,767 44
2020 616 497 6,857 42
2019 729 436 7,555 39
2018 776 398 8,610 31
2017 894 354 9,315 29
2016 842 394 9,720 32
2015 815 399 10,298 27
2014 828 394 10,416 29
2013 613 490 10,127 29
2012 595 512 10,001 31
2011 598 496 9,792 33
2010 508 575 10,520 31
2009 546 559 11,373 30
2008 581 526 11,710 31
2007 420 693 12,811 29
2006 380 734 13,171 26
2005 468 608 13,782 24
2004 620 475 14,852 19
2003 572 502 15,703 19
2002 256 882 14,821 23
2001 199 1066 16,497 21
2000 128 1431 15,405 24
1999 129 1371 15,981 23
1998 175 1099 14,540 25
1997 183 1040 12,968 30
1996 158 1149 12,037 33
1995 174 1039 12,091 34
1994 207 915 12,530 32
1993 257 792 12,686 32
1992 163 1099 15,064 28
1991 116 1383 9,763 46
1990 77 1847 4,414 83
1989 62 2027 2,853 115
1988 55 2093 2,158 137
1987 37 2657 1,997 141
1986 35 2724 1,833 149
1985 23 3621 1,331 188
1984 21 3726 971 231
1983 21 3687 777 266
1982 9 6888 700 290
1981 21 3739 729 283
1980 16 4517 822 265
1979 11 5751 639 305
1978 8 6948 480 351
1977 5 9652 530 338
1976 5 9284 399 385
1975 8 6484 454 365
1974 10 5360 384 395
1973 5 8423 277 473
1972 6 7292 302 454
1971 9 5543 257 509
1970 9 5413 314 457
1969 9 5057 228 514
1968 <5 — 121 685
1967 5 6804 63 910
1966 <5 — 62 926
1965 <5 — 47 1081
1964 <5 — 38 1263
1963 <5 — 34 1338
1962 <5 — 19 1852
1961 <5 — 33 1388
1960 <5 — 39 1252
1959 <5 — 30 1439
1958 <5 — 22 1677
1957 <5 — 11 2494
1956 <5 — 10 2628
1955 <5 — 12 2302
1954 <5 — 7 3176
1953 <5 — 5 3798

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Other spellings

Dillon · 66,270 Dillan · 7,387 Dilan · 6,138 Dylon · 4,517 Dyllan · 3,802 Dylann · 1,293 Dyllon · 1,267 Dylen · 1,060

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Where Dylan is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 4% · boys 96% across all years