Dillon
- #3,645 for girls in 2025, 41 births
- #929 for boys in 2025, 253 births
- Given to boys 98.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1992 · 5,062 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 65,225since 1892
Dillon over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,645 | 41 | #929 | 253 |
| 2024 | #3,225 | 49 | #862 | 280 |
| 2023 | #2,852 | 59 | #767 | 336 |
| 2022 | #2,995 | 55 | #724 | 360 |
| 2021 | #3,157 | 51 | #669 | 403 |
| 2020 | #2,712 | 61 | #668 | 392 |
| 2019 | #3,611 | 42 | #640 | 421 |
| 2018 | #3,346 | 47 | #592 | 463 |
| 2017 | #3,552 | 43 | #525 | 543 |
| 2016 | #3,996 | 37 | #459 | 670 |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 | #448 | 686 |
| 2014 | #4,103 | 36 | #397 | 787 |
| 2013 | #5,143 | 26 | #379 | 795 |
| 2012 | #5,398 | 25 | #352 | 872 |
| 2011 | #5,207 | 26 | #345 | 878 |
| 2010 | #7,513 | 16 | #304 | 1,055 |
| 2009 | #5,709 | 24 | #292 | 1,131 |
| 2008 | #4,882 | 30 | #266 | 1,308 |
| 2007 | #6,552 | 20 | #235 | 1,549 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | #223 | 1,610 |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | #203 | 1,897 |
| 2004 | #4,601 | 29 | #197 | 1,951 |
| 2003 | #5,586 | 21 | #188 | 2,011 |
| 2002 | #7,444 | 14 | #201 | 1,847 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 | #175 | 2,141 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #169 | 2,263 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #142 | 2,682 |
| 1998 | #5,583 | 18 | #134 | 2,838 |
| 1997 | #4,819 | 21 | #132 | 2,887 |
| 1996 | #5,280 | 18 | #121 | 3,025 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #122 | 3,035 |
| 1994 | #5,249 | 18 | #101 | 3,534 |
| 1993 | #3,681 | 29 | #90 | 4,282 |
| 1992 | #4,849 | 20 | #73 | 5,062 |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 | #103 | 3,634 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | #184 | 1,682 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #251 | 1,027 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #293 | 787 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #307 | 700 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #329 | 603 |
| 1985 | — | #436 | 381 | |
| 1984 | — | #515 | 275 | |
| 1983 | — | #553 | 231 | |
| 1982 | — | #672 | 170 | |
| 1981 | — | #682 | 161 | |
| 1980 | — | #671 | 166 | |
| 1979 | — | #875 | 99 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,051 | 69 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,019 | 71 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,190 | 52 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,238 | 47 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,135 | 52 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,400 | 36 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,020 | 20 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,987 | 21 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,293 | 16 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,595 | 7 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,673 | 6 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,986 | 8 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,780 | 9 | |
| 1964 | — | #4,039 | 5 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,044 | 8 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,848 | 9 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,337 | 7 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,619 | 6 | |
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | #3,024 | 8 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,969 | 8 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,449 | 11 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,709 | 9 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,153 | 13 | |
| 1951 | — | #3,364 | 6 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,021 | 7 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,337 | 11 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,316 | 6 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,862 | 8 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,030 | 13 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,309 | 10 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,986 | 14 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,712 | 8 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,159 | 11 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,184 | 11 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,127 | 12 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,783 | 16 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,995 | 14 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,927 | 15 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,079 | 14 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,822 | 18 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,298 | 13 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,720 | 20 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,089 | 15 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,816 | 19 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,829 | 19 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,694 | 21 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,265 | 13 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,073 | 15 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,755 | 18 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,505 | 22 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,968 | 14 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,608 | 15 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,311 | 16 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
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| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
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| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1892
The first year at least five boys were named Dillon! It came in at #956, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1894, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Dillon 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
- West Virginia#330 · 1 in 1,232
- Louisiana#450 · 1 in 1,913
- Connecticut#498 · 1 in 2,641
- Oregon#529 · 1 in 2,510
- Maryland#571 · 1 in 2,862
Best ever in a state: #26 in Oklahoma, 1992.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #330 | 5 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Louisiana | #450 | 10 | 1 in 1,913 |
| Connecticut | #498 | 5 | 1 in 2,641 |
| Oregon | #529 | 6 | 1 in 2,510 |
| Maryland | #571 | 8 | 1 in 2,862 |
| Massachusetts | #620 | 7 | 1 in 3,860 |
| Kentucky | #625 | 6 | 1 in 3,423 |
| Illinois | #677 | 13 | 1 in 3,812 |
| Alabama | #765 | 5 | 1 in 4,304 |
| New Jersey | #766 | 8 | 1 in 4,971 |
| North Carolina | #775 | 11 | 1 in 4,679 |
| Michigan | #829 | 8 | 1 in 5,024 |
| Arizona | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,454 |
| Indiana | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,277 |
| Pennsylvania | #846 | 9 | 1 in 5,807 |
| California | #862 | 27 | 1 in 6,499 |
| Florida | #958 | 14 | 1 in 6,824 |
| Virginia | #971 | 6 | 1 in 6,209 |
| Georgia | #990 | 8 | 1 in 6,278 |
| Tennessee | #1,040 | 5 | 1 in 7,354 |
| Texas | #1,070 | 21 | 1 in 8,336 |
| New York | #1,119 | 10 | 1 in 8,442 |
| Ohio | #1,267 | 5 | 1 in 10,507 |
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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.
See more about Dillon
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 261 spots since 2020 (#668 → #929)
- Biggest jump: 204 spots in 1980
- Biggest drop: 95 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · boys
100 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1892
- Peaked 1992 at #73 (5,062 births)
- Births halved by 2000, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1992–1993
- Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1979–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 395
- Highest: 1 in 395 boys born in 1992 were named Dillon (0.25%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,751 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 50.1% of all boys named Dillon (32,661) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | #956 (1892) | #967 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 127 | #1,290 (1911) | #1,783 |
| 1920s | 169 | #1,694 (1920) | #1,988 |
| 1930s | 123 | #1,783 (1934) | #2,129 |
| 1940s | 92 | #1,986 (1943) | #2,608 |
| 1950s | 76 | #2,153 (1952) | #2,919 |
| 1960s | 79 | #2,409 (1961) | #3,170 |
| 1970s | 483 | #875 (1979) | #1,421 |
| 1980s | 4,501 | #251 (1989) | #471 |
| 1990s | 32,661 | #73 (1992) | #120 |
| 2000s | 17,708 | #169 (2000) | #215 |
| 2010s | 7,170 | #304 (2010) | #444 |
| 2020s | 2,024 | #668 (2020) | #770 |
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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