Dilan

Boy name

Dilan has been given to 6,138 babies in the U.S. since 1980. It peaked in 2024 and currently ranks #805 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Variation of Dylan, originally from Welsh.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

6,138

Peak year

2024 (414 babies)

Rank in 2025

#805 for boys

First recorded

1980

10-year trend

▲ +29%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Dilan.

6,140 babies since 1891

6,158 babies since 1919

6,167 babies since 1913

6,172 babies since 1890

6,100 babies since 1889

6,181 babies since 1972

6,075 babies since 1882

6,229 babies since 1880

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