#282024 rank
2001peak year
382,018babies named Dylan since 1880
▼ 1%5-year trend
Dylan popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Dylan mean?
From Welsh elements meaning 'son of the sea' or 'great tide'. Dylan ail Don is a sea god in the Mabinogion, and poet Dylan Thomas gave the name lasting literary appeal.
OriginWelsh
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, mythic
Names like Dylan
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Famous Dylans
- Dylan Thomas, poet
Spellings & variants
Dillon
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