Dillon

#3,645 for girls in 2025, 41 births · #929 for boys in 2025, 253 births
Given to boys 98.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1992 · 5,062 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
2 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
65,225
since 1892

Dillon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #73, 1992boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,64541#929253
2024#3,22549#862280
2023#2,85259#767336
2022#2,99555#724360
2021#3,15751#669403
2020#2,71261#668392
2019#3,61142#640421
2018#3,34647#592463
2017#3,55243#525543
2016#3,99637#459670
2015#4,85328#448686
2014#4,10336#397787
2013#5,14326#379795
2012#5,39825#352872
2011#5,20726#345878
2010#7,51316#3041,055
2009#5,70924#2921,131
2008#4,88230#2661,308
2007#6,55220#2351,549
2006#8,23714#2231,610
2005#7,89114#2031,897
2004#4,60129#1971,951
2003#5,58621#1882,011
2002#7,44414#2011,847
2001#7,31714#1752,141
2000#9,16310#1692,263
1999#8,80510#1422,682
1998#5,58318#1342,838
1997#4,81921#1322,887
1996#5,28018#1213,025
1995#5,67716#1223,035
1994#5,24918#1013,534
1993#3,68129#904,282
1992#4,84920#735,062
1991#5,39917#1033,634
1990#7,30311#1841,682
1989#6,95511#2511,027
1988#7,11110#293787
1987#8,7787#307700
1986#8,5237#329603
1985—#436381
1984—#515275
1983—#553231
1982—#672170
1981—#682161
1980—#671166
1979—#87599
1978—#1,05169
1977—#1,01971
1976—#1,19052
1975—#1,23847
1974—#1,13552
1973—#1,40036
1972—#2,02020
1971—#1,98721
1970—#2,29316
1969—#3,5957
1968—#3,6736
1967—#2,9858
1966—#2,9868
1965—#2,7809
1964—#4,0395
1963—#3,0448
1962—#2,8489
1961—#2,40912
1960—#3,3377
1959—#3,6196
1958——
1957—#3,0248
1956—#2,9698
1955—#2,9648
1954—#2,44911
1953—#2,7099
1952—#2,15313
1951—#3,3646
1950—#3,0217
1949—#2,33711
1948—#3,3166
1947—#2,8628
1946—#2,03013
1945—#2,5748
1944—#2,30910
1943—#1,98614
1942—#2,7128
1941—#2,4919
1940—#3,4595
1939—#2,15911
1938—#2,18511
1937—#2,4799
1936—#2,18411
1935—#2,12712
1934—#1,78316
1933—#2,36810
1932—#1,99514
1931—#1,92715
1930—#2,07914
1929—#2,7669
1928—#1,82218
1927—#2,29813
1926—#1,72020
1925—#2,08915
1924—#1,89418
1923—#1,81619
1922—#1,95217
1921—#1,82919
1920—#1,69421
1919—#2,26513
1918—#2,07315
1917—#1,75518
1916—#1,50522
1915—#1,96814
1914—#1,60815
1913—#1,31116
1912—#2,2696
1911—#1,2908
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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 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedAKMaine: #109 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 406 boysMEVermont: #86 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 294 boysVTNew Hampshire: #127 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 606 boysNHWashington: #135 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 584 boysWAIdaho: #85 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 304 boysIDMontana: #57 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 191 boysMTNorth Dakota: #70 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 207 boysNDMinnesota: #116 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 528 boysMNIllinois: #176 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 893 boysILWisconsin: #134 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 659 boysWIMichigan: #146 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 756 boysMINew York: #145 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 887 boysNYMassachusetts: #164 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,147 boysMARhode Island: #126 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 599 boysRIOregon: #123 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 500 boysORNevada: #146 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 595 boysNVWyoming: #92 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 275 boysWYSouth Dakota: #83 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 265 boysSDIowa: #84 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 320 boysIAIndiana: #120 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 543 boysINOhio: #119 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 593 boysOHPennsylvania: #115 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 570 boysPANew Jersey: #152 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,014 boysNJConnecticut: #129 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 716 boysCTCalifornia: #201 for boys · 228 births · 1 in 1,067 boysCAUtah: #110 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 419 boysUTColorado: #99 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 364 boysCONebraska: #59 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 227 boysNEMissouri: #100 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 403 boysMOKentucky: #93 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 397 boysKYWest Virginia: #97 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 424 boysWVVirginia: #111 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 601 boysVAMaryland: #168 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 982 boysMDDelaware: #106 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 485 boysDEArizona: #169 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 741 boysAZNew Mexico: #183 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 719 boysNMKansas: #167 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 751 boysKSArkansas: #68 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 278 boysARTennessee: #87 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 396 boysTNNorth Carolina: #95 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 429 boysNCSouth Carolina: #90 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 437 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #63 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 275 boysOKLouisiana: #97 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 432 boysLAMississippi: #144 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 667 boysMSAlabama: #171 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 934 boysALGeorgia: #122 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 653 boysGAHawaii: #77 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 287 boysHITexas: #146 for boys · 260 births · 1 in 618 boysTXFlorida: #126 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 619 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#57 · 1 in 191
  2. Nebraska#59 · 1 in 227
  3. Oklahoma#63 · 1 in 275
  4. Arkansas#68 · 1 in 278
  5. North Dakota#70 · 1 in 207

Best ever in a state: #26 in Oklahoma, 1992.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#57211 in 191
Nebraska#59441 in 227
Oklahoma#63751 in 275
Arkansas#68521 in 278
North Dakota#70171 in 207
Hawaii#77181 in 287
South Dakota#83151 in 265
Iowa#84511 in 320
Idaho#85251 in 304
Vermont#8681 in 294
Tennessee#87911 in 396
South Carolina#90471 in 437
Wyoming#9271 in 275
Kentucky#93591 in 397
North Carolina#951131 in 429
Louisiana#97631 in 432
West Virginia#97211 in 424
Colorado#99721 in 364
Missouri#100861 in 403
Delaware#10681 in 485
Maine#109141 in 406
Utah#110471 in 419
Virginia#111661 in 601
Pennsylvania#1151171 in 570
Minnesota#116541 in 528
Ohio#1191181 in 593
Indiana#120701 in 543
Georgia#122791 in 653
Oregon#123401 in 500
Florida#1261401 in 619
Rhode Island#12691 in 599
New Hampshire#127101 in 606
Connecticut#129261 in 716
Wisconsin#134441 in 659
Washington#135591 in 584
Mississippi#144231 in 667
New York#1451301 in 887
Michigan#146791 in 756
Nevada#146191 in 595
Texas#1462601 in 618
New Jersey#152481 in 1,014
Massachusetts#164321 in 1,147
Kansas#167211 in 751
Maryland#168291 in 982
Arizona#169471 in 741
Alabama#171271 in 934
Illinois#176901 in 893
New Mexico#183151 in 719
California#2012281 in 1,067
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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
  • 67 spots since 2024 (#862 → #929)
  • 261 spots since 2020 (#668 → #929)
  • 481 spots since 2015 (#448 → #929)
  • Biggest jump: 204 spots in 1980 (#875 → #671)
  • Biggest drop: 95 spots in 2024 (#767 → #862)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s12#956 (1892)#967
1900s0——
1910s127#1,290 (1911)#1,783
1920s169#1,694 (1920)#1,988
1930s123#1,783 (1934)#2,129
1940s92#1,986 (1943)#2,608
1950s76#2,153 (1952)#2,919
1960s79#2,409 (1961)#3,170
1970s483#875 (1979)#1,421
1980s4,501#251 (1989)#471
1990s32,661#73 (1992)#120
2000s17,708#169 (2000)#215
2010s7,170#304 (2010)#444
2020s2,024#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.

Dillon in 1998

girls
#5,583
18 births · 1 in 98,164 girls
boys
#134
2,838 births · 1 in 673 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #5,583Dillon18

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #134Dillon2,838
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 98,164 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 66.4% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dillon
  1. #5,363Zada19
  2. #5,363Zarah19
  3. #5,363Zowie19
  4. #5,583Dillon18
  5. #5,583Addy18
  6. #5,583Adi18
  7. #5,583Aeriana18
  8. #5,799Aalyiah17
  9. #5,799Abbegail17
  10. #5,799Abilene17

Tied with 215 names at #5,583; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 673 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 98.8% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dillon
  1. #131Xavier2,931
  2. #132Nicolas2,920
  3. #133Brett2,886
  4. #134Dillon2,838
  5. #135Henry2,801
  6. #136Maxwell2,791
  7. #137Wyatt2,722
Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998 →