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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 376 babies (rank #88 that year). In 2024 it was given to 308 boys (rank #91). The name has been rising 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.

5,047
Total babies (all years)
26
Years in the data
376
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
199975#198
200081#198
2001135#153
2002103#171
2003100#173
2004106#180
200594#191
200699#198
2007104#189
2008102#195
2009123#174
2010137#162
2011148#144
2012190#122
2013175#132
2014200#123
2015225#115
2016227#117
2017257#111
2018296#101
2019331#90
2020342#89
2021346#92
2022376#88
2023367#85
2024308#91