Dilan
- Last seen for girls in 2021 at #15,251
- #805 for boys in 2025, 309 births
- Given to boys 98.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2024 · 414 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,034since 1980
Dilan over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Dilan has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #805 | 309 | |
| 2024 | — | #662 | 414 | |
| 2023 | — | #757 | 344 | |
| 2022 | — | #817 | 303 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #871 | 265 |
| 2020 | — | #839 | 272 | |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #978 | 218 |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #1,141 | 168 |
| 2017 | — | #917 | 232 | |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | #1,013 | 200 |
| 2015 | — | #904 | 240 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #835 | 270 |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | #882 | 236 |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | #1,037 | 186 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #1,056 | 178 |
| 2010 | — | #832 | 257 | |
| 2009 | — | #881 | 239 | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #1,133 | 161 |
| 2007 | — | #1,197 | 147 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,131 | 152 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #1,196 | 133 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #1,235 | 122 |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | #1,111 | 138 |
| 2002 | — | #1,444 | 89 | |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #1,481 | 82 |
| 2000 | — | #1,370 | 92 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,449 | 80 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,338 | 89 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,648 | 61 | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #1,705 | 55 |
| 1995 | — | #1,682 | 53 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,564 | 59 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,539 | 59 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,510 | 59 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,052 | 36 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,673 | 11 | |
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| 1988 | — | #6,426 | 6 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,573 | 9 | |
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| 1985 | — | #6,523 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1980
The first year at least five boys were named Dilan! It came in at #6,250, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1980–1986, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Dilan is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Kentucky#526 · 1 in 2,567
- North Carolina#539 · 1 in 2,859
- Texas#555 · 1 in 3,071
- Maryland#571 · 1 in 2,862
- New Jersey#607 · 1 in 3,615
Best ever in a state: #228 in District of Columbia, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #526 | 8 | 1 in 2,567 |
| North Carolina | #539 | 18 | 1 in 2,859 |
| Texas | #555 | 57 | 1 in 3,071 |
| Maryland | #571 | 8 | 1 in 2,862 |
| New Jersey | #607 | 11 | 1 in 3,615 |
| Alabama | #622 | 7 | 1 in 3,074 |
| Tennessee | #638 | 11 | 1 in 3,343 |
| Florida | #649 | 25 | 1 in 3,821 |
| California | #658 | 42 | 1 in 4,178 |
| Louisiana | #672 | 6 | 1 in 3,188 |
| Illinois | #752 | 11 | 1 in 4,505 |
| Colorado | #849 | 5 | 1 in 5,370 |
| Georgia | #853 | 10 | 1 in 5,022 |
| Arizona | #927 | 5 | 1 in 6,545 |
| New York | #994 | 12 | 1 in 7,035 |
| Michigan | #999 | 6 | 1 in 6,699 |
| Ohio | #1,111 | 6 | 1 in 8,756 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 143 spots since 2024 (#662 → #805)
- 34 spots since 2020 (#839 → #805)
- Biggest jump: 252 spots in 2009
- Biggest drop: 224 spots in 2011
Rise & fade · boys
44 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1980
- Peaked 2024 at #662 (414 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2019–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,162
- Highest: 1 in 4,162 boys born in 2024 were named Dilan (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,528 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 36.2% of all boys named Dilan (2,185) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25 | #4,573 (1987) | #5,943 |
| 1990s | 562 | #1,338 (1998) | #1,916 |
| 2000s | 1,355 | #881 (2009) | #1,218 |
| 2010s | 2,185 | #832 (2010) | #960 |
| 2020s | 1,907 | #662 (2024) | #792 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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