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Dylan

DIL-ən · A Welsh mythological name of debated derivation, traditionally connected to the Welsh llanw, "tide" or "flow," and glossed "son of the sea."

2025 rank (boys)
#41
Babies named in 2025
6,208
Peak popularity
2001
2025 frequency
1 in 275 boys
Usually for
Boys
Trend
Declining since 2000

Declining since 2000, #41 for boys today.

Popularity of Dylan since 1953

Babies named Dylan per year in U.S. Social Security records.

5.5k11k16.5k1960198020002020Most births 2001Boys
Data table (by decade)
DecadeBoys
1950s97
1960s684
1970s4,036
1980s14,171
1990s122,074
2000s140,125
2010s96,354
2020s41,138

Meaning & origin

Dylan is the rare name launched almost single-handedly by a poet. Medieval Welsh legend supplied the sea-child Dylan ail Don, but the name was essentially unused until Dylan Thomas's fame; it first appears in American records in 1953, the year of his death, and Bob Dylan's stage name kept it in the cultural bloodstream. Three decades of steady growth followed, with the 90210 era supplying the final push toward a peak in 2001.

The years since have been a long, shallow glide rather than a fall. At No. 41 in 2025, given to about 1 in every 275 newborns, Dylan remains among the most-used boys' names in the country a full generation past its high point. Its strongest states, Delaware, the District of Columbia, and Florida, hug the Eastern Seaboard. Between the tidal etymology, the Nobel laureate who borrowed it, and its easy two-syllable sound, Dylan has settled into something like modern-classic status.

In the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, Dylan ail Don, "Dylan, son of the wave," is a golden-haired child who takes to the sea the moment he is baptized and swims like a fish. The name is usually analyzed as containing an element related to the Welsh llanw ("tide, flow"), though its etymology is not settled. It saw essentially no use as a given name until the poet Dylan Thomas made it world-famous; it first appears in American records in 1953, the year of Thomas's death, and Robert Zimmerman's choice of the stage name Bob Dylan carried it further into the culture. The American climb ran through the 1980s and 1990s, helped by Beverly Hills, 90210's brooding Dylan McKay, and peaked in 2001.

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Where Dylan is most popular

Births per 100,000 boys by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.

2020s
Fewermore per 100k boystoo few births

Dylan” around the world

Where Dylan lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.

  • France

    165

    babies in 2024

  • Ireland

    #69

    in 2025

  • New Zealand

    25

    babies in 2025

  • Quebec

    #96

    in 2025

Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec).

Nicknames & variants

Nicknames: Dyl

Variants: Dillon, Dylon, Dilan

Famous people named Dylan

Sibling names for Dylan

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Questions parents ask

What does Dylan mean?
Dylan is a Welsh mythological name traditionally connected to llanw, "tide" or "flow," and glossed "son of the sea" after the sea-loving child Dylan ail Don in the Mabinogi. The exact derivation is debated.
How popular is Dylan?
Dylan ranked No. 41 in the United States in 2025, given to about 1 in every 275 newborns. It peaked in 2001 and has drifted slowly downward since.
Is Dylan used for girls?
Mostly a boys' name, Dylan sees consistent minority use for girls in the United States, a pattern reinforced by figures like Dylan Penn and characters in film and television.
Where does the name Dylan come from?
From medieval Welsh legend, but as a baby name it is surprisingly recent: it entered American records in 1953, the year the poet Dylan Thomas died, and his fame is what launched it.
Dylan or Dillon, which is the original?
Dylan is the original Welsh form; Dillon is an unrelated Irish surname whose sound converged with it. Dylan has always been the dominant spelling for the first name in the United States.