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Dillan

Boy

Meaning of Dillan: Welsh: 'son of the sea'

Dillan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3115th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3115

37 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,387

First recorded 1975 · peak 1992

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 19 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 30 babies1989: 49 babies1990: 80 babies19901991: 222 babies1992: 341 babies1993: 304 babies1994: 305 babies1995: 275 babies1996: 236 babies1997: 293 babies1998: 318 babies1999: 300 babies2000: 265 babies20002001: 265 babies2002: 263 babies2003: 327 babies2004: 324 babies2005: 297 babies2006: 278 babies2007: 266 babies2008: 270 babies2009: 304 babies2010: 224 babies20102011: 190 babies2012: 164 babies2013: 140 babies2014: 155 babies2015: 126 babies2016: 112 babies2017: 85 babies2018: 90 babies2019: 58 babies2020: 65 babies20202021: 66 babies2022: 71 babies2023: 54 babies2024: 54 babies2025: 37 babies
US babies named Dillan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 341.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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