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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #118 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 415 boysAKMaine: #175 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 918 boysMEVermont: #122 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 472 boysVTNew Hampshire: #156 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 852 boysNHWashington: #189 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 847 boysWAIdaho: #74 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 272 boysIDMontana: #83 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 266 boysMTNorth Dakota: #145 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 571 boysNDMinnesota: #185 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,012 boysMNIllinois: #220 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,183 boysILWisconsin: #166 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 798 boysWIMichigan: #169 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 847 boysMINew York: #161 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 979 boysNYMassachusetts: #210 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,575 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedRIOregon: #194 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 824 boysORNevada: #205 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 884 boysNVWyoming: #51 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 146 boysWYSouth Dakota: #77 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 243 boysSDIowa: #112 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 438 boysIAIndiana: #146 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 645 boysINOhio: #112 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 519 boysOHPennsylvania: #158 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 877 boysPANew Jersey: #198 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,369 boysNJConnecticut: #162 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,010 boysCTCalifornia: #223 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 1,265 boysCAUtah: #121 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 436 boysUTColorado: #117 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 458 boysCONebraska: #85 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 328 boysNEMissouri: #107 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 430 boysMOKentucky: #128 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 691 boysKYWest Virginia: #108 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 438 boysWVVirginia: #160 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 873 boysVAMaryland: #196 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,150 boysMDDelaware: #167 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 844 boysDEArizona: #164 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 689 boysAZNew Mexico: #154 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 626 boysNMKansas: #165 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 634 boysKSArkansas: #87 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 346 boysARTennessee: #119 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 609 boysTNNorth Carolina: #141 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 718 boysNCSouth Carolina: #98 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 454 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #91 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 368 boysOKLouisiana: #142 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 649 boysLAMississippi: #126 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 556 boysMSAlabama: #222 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,265 boysALGeorgia: #208 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,108 boysGAHawaii: #104 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 399 boysHITexas: #187 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 893 boysTXFlorida: #176 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 921 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#51 · 1 in 146
  2. Idaho#74 · 1 in 272
  3. South Dakota#77 · 1 in 243
  4. Montana#83 · 1 in 266
  5. Nebraska#85 · 1 in 328

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#51121 in 146
Idaho#74291 in 272
South Dakota#77161 in 243
Montana#83151 in 266
Nebraska#85311 in 328
Arkansas#87431 in 346
Oklahoma#91561 in 368
South Carolina#98461 in 454
Hawaii#104131 in 399
Missouri#107801 in 430
West Virginia#108211 in 438
Iowa#112381 in 438
Ohio#1121361 in 519
Colorado#117621 in 458
Alaska#11881 in 415
Tennessee#119601 in 609
Utah#121481 in 436
Vermont#12251 in 472
Mississippi#126281 in 556
Kentucky#128351 in 691
North Carolina#141721 in 718
Louisiana#142421 in 649
North Dakota#14561 in 571
Indiana#146611 in 645
New Mexico#154171 in 626
New Hampshire#15671 in 852
Pennsylvania#158751 in 877
Virginia#160471 in 873
New York#1611171 in 979
Connecticut#162181 in 1,010
Arizona#164551 in 689
Kansas#165261 in 634
Wisconsin#166371 in 798
Delaware#16751 in 844
Michigan#169701 in 847
Maine#17561 in 918
Florida#176971 in 921
Minnesota#185291 in 1,012
Texas#1871921 in 893
Washington#189411 in 847
Oregon#194241 in 824
Maryland#196251 in 1,150
New Jersey#198351 in 1,369
Nevada#205141 in 884
Georgia#208501 in 1,108
Massachusetts#210231 in 1,575
Illinois#220681 in 1,183
Alabama#222201 in 1,265
California#2231961 in 1,265
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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 2000

girls
#9,163
10 births · 1 in 181,604 girls
boys
#169
2,263 births · 1 in 868 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #9,163Dillon10

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #169Dillon2,263
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 181,604 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 48.1% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dillon
  1. #8,534Zeena11
  2. #8,534Ziana11
  3. #8,534Zynia11
  4. #9,163Dillon10
  5. #9,163Aaliyha10
  6. #9,163Aashna10
  7. #9,163Aastha10
  8. #9,874Aailyah9
  9. #9,874Aalia9
  10. #9,874Aaminah9

Tied with 710 names at #9,163; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 868 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 98.6% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dillon
  1. #166Gage2,348
  2. #167Mario2,333
  3. #168Dawson2,312
  4. #169Dillon2,263
  5. #170Cesar2,260
  6. #171Wesley2,216
  7. #172Levi2,200
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →