#8682024 rank
1992peak year
60,798babies named Dillon since 1880
▼ 34%5-year trend
Dillon popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Dillon mean?
An Irish surname, and a variant spelling of Dylan, from Welsh tradition 'great tide' or 'sea'. Popular in America from the 1990s onward.
OriginIrish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
Names like Dillon
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Famous Dillons
Spellings & variants
Dylan
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