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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #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 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #133 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 484 boysAKMaine: #133 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 630 boysMEVermont: #101 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 338 boysVTNew Hampshire: #126 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 580 boysNHWashington: #156 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 705 boysWAIdaho: #97 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 332 boysIDMontana: #52 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 167 boysMTNorth Dakota: #66 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 199 boysNDMinnesota: #108 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 454 boysMNIllinois: #208 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,124 boysILWisconsin: #177 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 976 boysWIMichigan: #141 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 718 boysMINew York: #155 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 917 boysNYMassachusetts: #153 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,037 boysMARhode Island: #155 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 854 boysRIOregon: #127 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 535 boysORNevada: #136 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 535 boysNVWyoming: #106 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 311 boysWYSouth Dakota: #85 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 290 boysSDIowa: #78 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 296 boysIAIndiana: #127 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 582 boysINOhio: #107 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 482 boysOHPennsylvania: #119 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 623 boysPANew Jersey: #195 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,318 boysNJConnecticut: #173 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,072 boysCTCalifornia: #193 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 987 boysCAUtah: #112 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 438 boysUTColorado: #91 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 364 boysCONebraska: #73 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 271 boysNEMissouri: #94 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 397 boysMOKentucky: #111 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 499 boysKYWest Virginia: #116 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 554 boysWVVirginia: #116 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 577 boysVAMaryland: #143 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 811 boysMDDelaware: #161 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 801 boysDEArizona: #184 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 822 boysAZNew Mexico: #181 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 771 boysNMKansas: #159 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 676 boysKSArkansas: #85 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 342 boysARTennessee: #98 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 406 boysTNNorth Carolina: #101 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 497 boysNCSouth Carolina: #103 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 490 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #228 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 938 boysDCOklahoma: #85 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 326 boysOKLouisiana: #110 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 463 boysLAMississippi: #144 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 691 boysMSAlabama: #155 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 831 boysALGeorgia: #134 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 717 boysGAHawaii: #113 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 456 boysHITexas: #166 for boys · 214 births · 1 in 769 boysTXFlorida: #142 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 689 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#52 · 1 in 167
  2. North Dakota#66 · 1 in 199
  3. Nebraska#73 · 1 in 271
  4. Iowa#78 · 1 in 296
  5. South Dakota#85 · 1 in 290

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#52241 in 167
North Dakota#66171 in 199
Nebraska#73371 in 271
Iowa#78561 in 296
Arkansas#85421 in 342
Oklahoma#85621 in 326
South Dakota#85141 in 290
Colorado#91751 in 364
Missouri#94861 in 397
Idaho#97231 in 332
Tennessee#98891 in 406
North Carolina#101991 in 497
Vermont#10171 in 338
South Carolina#103421 in 490
Wyoming#10661 in 311
Ohio#1071441 in 482
Minnesota#108641 in 454
Louisiana#110591 in 463
Kentucky#111471 in 499
Utah#112471 in 438
Hawaii#113111 in 456
Virginia#116691 in 577
West Virginia#116161 in 554
Pennsylvania#1191061 in 623
New Hampshire#126101 in 580
Indiana#127661 in 582
Oregon#127371 in 535
Alaska#13371 in 484
Maine#13391 in 630
Georgia#134751 in 717
Nevada#136221 in 535
Michigan#141821 in 718
Florida#1421261 in 689
Maryland#143351 in 811
Mississippi#144221 in 691
Massachusetts#153351 in 1,037
Alabama#155301 in 831
New York#1551241 in 917
Rhode Island#15561 in 854
Washington#156491 in 705
Kansas#159241 in 676
Delaware#16151 in 801
Texas#1662141 in 769
Connecticut#173171 in 1,072
Wisconsin#177301 in 976
New Mexico#181141 in 771
Arizona#184441 in 822
California#1932451 in 987
New Jersey#195361 in 1,318
Illinois#208711 in 1,124
District of Columbia#22851 in 938

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 1999

girls
#8,805
10 births · 1 in 177,382 girls
boys
#142
2,682 births · 1 in 716 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #8,805Dillon10

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #142Dillon2,682
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 177,382 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 48.0% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dillon
  1. #8,223Zuleika11
  2. #8,223Zury11
  3. #8,223Zyaira11
  4. #8,805Dillon10
  5. #8,805Abbigal10
  6. #8,805Abigayl10
  7. #8,805Abreanna10
  8. #9,479Aaniyah9
  9. #9,479Aarion9
  10. #9,479Aarthi9

Tied with 673 names at #8,805; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 716 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 98.8% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dillon
  1. #139Erik2,723
  2. #140Scott2,720
  3. #141Liam2,709
  4. #142Dillon2,682
  5. #143Omar2,671
  6. #144Raymond2,649
  7. #145Eduardo2,630
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →