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Dylan

DIL-un

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Mostly a boy name · 4% girls / 96% boys since 1953

All-time babies

434,951

since 1953

Girls rank, 2025

#807

338 babies

Boys rank, 2025

#41

6,208 babies

Peak year (boys)

2001

16,497 babies, #21

Letters

5

2 syllables

Babies named Dylan per year

Popularity rank over time

Meaning & origin

Origin: Welsh

Meaning: Son of the sea; sea circle

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