Dillon

Where Dillon comes from

From the Irish surname, from Breton Leon and Norman Léon, named after Sir Henry de Leon of the Viscounty of Léon. Related to the surname Lyon. Unrelated to the name Dylan, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.
— Wiktionary's entry for Dillon
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1892
    First appearance
    #956 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1987
    Dillon Francis born
    American DJ and record producer
  3. 1992
    Peak, #73
    5,062 babies named Dillon — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1996
    Dillon Brooks born
    Canadian basketball player
  5. 2000
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #169.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Dillon Brooks · Canadian basketball player, born 1996
  • Dillon Francis · American DJ and record producer, born 1987
  • Dillon Casey · American actor, born 1983
  • Dillon · Brazilian singer and pianist, born 1988
  • Dillon Powers · American soccer player, born 1991

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.