How popular is the name Dylan?

Dylan ranks 69th among boys' names in US records, with 514,108 births since 1892. Over the past decade it accounts for 88,588.

Is Dylan a unisex name?

No. Dylan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2001, when 19,228 children were given the name. It has been in use for 133 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Dillon, Dillan, Dyllan, Dylen, Dillen, Dylin, Dylann. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#69 of boy names

Pronounced D IH1 L AH0 N (ARPABET)

Dylan is a boys' name, and first appears in 1892. It has been given to 514,108 children — the 69th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 33% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2001, when 19,228 children were given it.

Seven other spellings are counted in that total — Dillon, Dillan, Dyllan and four more — because they are pronounced identically.

2001Boys: 19,228Girls: 250

These spellings sound identical to Dylan and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Dylan?: Dylan ranks 69th among boys' names in US records, with 514,108 births since 1892. Over the past decade it accounts for 88,588.
Is Dylan a unisex name?: No. Dylan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Dylan most popular?: 2001, when 19,228 children were given the name. It has been in use for 133 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Dylan spelled?: Dillon, Dillan, Dyllan, Dylen, Dillen, Dylin, Dylann. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.