Holding steady.
Popularity of Dyllin since 1991
Babies named Dyllin per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 67 |
| 2000s | 69 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Dyllin is a modern invented spelling of the well-established Welsh name Dylan, which is rooted in Celtic mythology as the names of a sea god in the Mabinogion. This particular spelling first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1991, a time when creative phonetic variations of traditional names were gaining popularity. Dyllin's peak year was 1992, and it has since remained extremely rare, never cracking the top 1000 and not appearing in recent data. The name is unranked and its one-in-N incidence is negligible. It is most likely to be found among families seeking a distinctive twist on a classic name, though it carries the same masculine associations as its parent name.
Dyllin is a modern respelling of Dylan, a name of Welsh origin from the Welsh word 'dy' meaning 'great' and 'llanw' meaning 'tide' or 'flow,' thus 'great tide.' The original Welsh name Dylan appears in the Mabinogion as a mythological sea god. Dyllin emerged in the United States in the early 1990s as a phonetic alternative, part of a trend of substituting 'y' for 'y' in names like Dylin, Dyllan, and similar variants. It has never been among the top 1000 most popular names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Dyl, Dilly
Sibling names for Dyllin
Names that share Dyllin's style, for a brother or sister.
