Dylan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Welsh

Meaning

Dylan is a given name and surname of Welsh origin. It means "son of the sea", "born from the ocean", or "great tide". It is derived from the Welsh words "dy," meaning "great," and "llanw," meaning "tide" or "sea".

From Wikipedia

Dylan first appears in the data in 1983 and has been recorded in 39 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 1,147 babies (rank #41 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dylan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dylan yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

19,137
Total babies (all years)
39
Years in the data
1,147
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
198386#92
198476#99
1985102#92
1986108#91
1987161#72
1988191#68
1989225#62
1990300#52
1991348#46
1992726#20
1993962#16
1994892#18
1995960#13
1996904#13
1997898#13
1998778#17
1999769#15
2000774#16
2001768#15
2002679#17
2003740#17
2004635#18
2005646#19
2006320#26
2007291#29
2008458#33
2009414#34
2010361#40
2011344#43
2012403#34
2013278#60
2014316#56
2015892#58
20161,147#41
2017330#72
2018297#77
2019278#87
2020179#95
202298#102