Dilan

Dilan

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 19% girls / 81% boys

Dilan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 56 babies (rank #626 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dilan

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

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

923

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Dilan

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	28	#591
1997	22	#731
1998	25	#678
1999	29	#609
2000	25	#718
2001	26	#691
2002	30	#658
2003	27	#767
2004	35	#681
2005	34	#732
2006	36	#725
2007	33	#805
2008	34	#821
2009	54	#600
2010	45	#689
2011	44	#722
2012	56	#626
2013	48	#687
2014	40	#787
2015	39	#810
2016	37	#859

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#591

1997

#731

1998

#678

1999

#609

2000

#718

2001

#691

2002

#658

2003

#767

2004

#681

2005

#732

2006

#725

2007

#805

2008

#821

2009

#600

2010

#689

2011

#722

2012

#626

2013

#687

2014

#787

2015

#810

2016

#859

Numerology of Dilan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Dilan

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Year-by-Year Detail