Dylan Boy
How popular is Dylan?
#41 boy name in 2025
6,208 baby boys were named Dylan in the US in 2025, making it the 41st most popular boy name. Another 338 girls got the name (#807 for girls).
Dylan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #41 for boys (▼ 13 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6,208 boys, 338 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #27 in 2015, #42 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (16,497 boys) |
| Highest rank | #19 in 2003 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1953 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 93% boys, 7% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dylan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dylan family of names ranked #40 for boys in 2025 (#25 the year before), with 6,834 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan | 6,208 | 91% |
| Dillon | 253 | 4% |
| Dilan | 309 | 5% |
| Dillan | 28 | 0% |
| Dyllan | 11 | 0% |
| Dylon | 11 | 0% |
| Dylen | 6 | 0% |
| Dylin | 8 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dylan is most popular
Babies named Dylan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 8.7 per 1,000 (128 boys)
- Maryland: 7.9 per 1,000 (937 boys)
- New Jersey: 7.4 per 1,000 (1,482 boys)
- Florida: 7.3 per 1,000 (3,440 boys)
- Delaware: 7.1 per 1,000 (107 boys)
Dylan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 97 | #1,438 |
| 1960s | 684 | #514 |
| 1970s | 4,036 | #305 |
| 1980s | 14,171 | #115 |
| 1990s | 122,074 | #23 |
| 2000s | 140,125 | #19 |
| 2010s | 96,354 | #27 |
| 2020s | 41,138 | #28 |
Boy names about as popular as Dylan
Questions
- Is Dylan a boy or girl name?
- Dylan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Dylan were boys.
- How popular is the name Dylan?
- 6,208 baby boys were named Dylan in the US in 2025, making it the 41st most popular boy name. Another 338 girls got the name (#807 for girls).
- When was Dylan most popular?
- Dylan peaked in 2001, when 16,497 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #19, held for 2 years starting in 2003.
- How many people are named Dylan?
- 434,951 babies have been named Dylan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 427,090 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Dylan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dylan was most common in District of Columbia, at 8.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.