# Dillon (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dillon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Breton |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɪlən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 66,270 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 65,225 / 1,045 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4,201, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the Irish surname, from Breton Leon and Norman Léon, named after Sir Henry de Leon of the Viscounty of Léon. Related to the surname Lyon. Unrelated to the name Dylan, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 26 | 5,249 |
| 2012 | 25 | 5,442 |
| 2013 | 26 | 5,180 |
| 2014 | 36 | 4,126 |
| 2015 | 28 | 4,891 |
| 2016 | 37 | 4,022 |
| 2017 | 43 | 3,579 |
| 2018 | 47 | 3,359 |
| 2019 | 42 | 3,626 |
| 2020 | 61 | 2,726 |
| 2021 | 51 | 3,169 |
| 2022 | 55 | 3,002 |
| 2023 | 59 | 2,860 |
| 2024 | 49 | 3,243 |
| 2025 | 41 | 3,658 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 878 | 346 |
| 2012 | 872 | 353 |
| 2013 | 795 | 379 |
| 2014 | 787 | 397 |
| 2015 | 686 | 448 |
| 2016 | 670 | 459 |
| 2017 | 543 | 525 |
| 2018 | 463 | 592 |
| 2019 | 421 | 640 |
| 2020 | 392 | 668 |
| 2021 | 403 | 670 |
| 2022 | 360 | 724 |
| 2023 | 336 | 768 |
| 2024 | 280 | 863 |
| 2025 | 253 | 930 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | 4,598 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5,730 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4,063 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3,447 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2,711 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5,687 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4,192 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 146 | 305 |
| 2012 | 125 | 349 |
| 2013 | 129 | 326 |
| 2014 | 99 | 409 |
| 2015 | 81 | 485 |
| 2016 | 79 | 512 |
| 2017 | 82 | 493 |
| 2018 | 72 | 535 |
| 2019 | 66 | 568 |
| 2020 | 61 | 587 |
| 2021 | 63 | 598 |
| 2022 | 46 | 727 |
| 2023 | 41 | 791 |
| 2024 | 39 | 826 |
| 2025 | 39 | 822 |

## People named Dillon

- Dillon Brooks, Canadian basketball player (born 1996)
- Dillon Francis, American DJ and record producer
- Sidney Dillon Ripley, American ornithologist and 8th Secretary of the Smithsonian (1913–2001)
- Dillon Casey, American actor
- Dillon Powers, American soccer player
- Dillon, Brazilian singer and pianist
- Dillon Dubé, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1998)
- Dillon Jones, American basketball player (born 2001)
- Dillon Anderson, American politician (1906-1974)
- Dillon Serna, American soccer player
- Dillon Day, American pornographic film director and actor
- Dillon Phillips, English association football player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.