# Dylan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dylan/  
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 | Welsh |
| Meaning | “son of the sea”, “born from the ocean.” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɪlən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 434,951 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 418,679 / 16,272 (4% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 61,874, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Welsh mythology; possibly from Celtic for "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean." Unrelated to the name Dillon, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.

## What it means

Dylan is grouped under sea.

## 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 | 598 | 496 |
| 2012 | 595 | 512 |
| 2013 | 613 | 490 |
| 2014 | 828 | 394 |
| 2015 | 815 | 399 |
| 2016 | 842 | 394 |
| 2017 | 894 | 354 |
| 2018 | 776 | 398 |
| 2019 | 729 | 436 |
| 2020 | 616 | 497 |
| 2021 | 536 | 567 |
| 2022 | 525 | 572 |
| 2023 | 451 | 651 |
| 2024 | 409 | 694 |
| 2025 | 338 | 808 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9,792 | 33 |
| 2012 | 10,001 | 31 |
| 2013 | 10,127 | 29 |
| 2014 | 10,416 | 29 |
| 2015 | 10,298 | 27 |
| 2016 | 9,720 | 32 |
| 2017 | 9,315 | 29 |
| 2018 | 8,610 | 31 |
| 2019 | 7,555 | 39 |
| 2020 | 6,857 | 42 |
| 2021 | 6,767 | 44 |
| 2022 | 6,745 | 42 |
| 2023 | 7,074 | 34 |
| 2024 | 7,487 | 28 |
| 2025 | 6,208 | 41 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 2,432 |
| 2012 | 17 | 1,720 |
| 2013 | 16 | 1,774 |
| 2014 | 15 | 1,882 |
| 2015 | 16 | 1,783 |
| 2016 | 18 | 1,689 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1,995 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1,887 |
| 2019 | 19 | 1,562 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2,300 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,454 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3,148 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1,959 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1,743 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2,006 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,962 | 21 |
| 2012 | 2,800 | 28 |
| 2013 | 2,393 | 31 |
| 2014 | 2,188 | 34 |
| 2015 | 1,903 | 38 |
| 2016 | 1,784 | 38 |
| 2017 | 1,577 | 40 |
| 2018 | 1,465 | 43 |
| 2019 | 1,260 | 54 |
| 2020 | 1,168 | 55 |
| 2021 | 1,099 | 57 |
| 2022 | 889 | 64 |
| 2023 | 840 | 67 |
| 2024 | 788 | 64 |
| 2025 | 717 | 72 |

## People named Dylan

- Dylan Minnette, American actor and musician (born 1996)
- Dylan O'Brien, American actor (born 1991)
- Jack Dylan Grazer, American actor
- Dylan McDermott, American actor
- Dylan Sprouse, American actor (born 1992)
- Dylan Walsh, American actor (born 1963)
- Dylan Baker, American actor
- Dylan Sprayberry, American actor
- Dylan Wang, Chinese actor and singer (born 1998)
- Dylan Teuns, Belgian cyclist
- Dylan Armstrong, Canadian shot putter
- Dylan Batubinsika, DR Congolese footballer

## 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.