Dillon
#3,645 for girls in 2025, 41 births · #929 for boys in 2025, 253 births
Given to boys 98.4% of the time
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#160 · 1 in 404
- Montana#241 · 1 in 804
- North Dakota#245 · 1 in 852
- Mississippi#266 · 1 in 1,156
- Massachusetts#290 · 1 in 1,642
Best ever in a state: #26 in Oklahoma, 1992.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #160 | 5 | 1 in 404 |
| Montana | #241 | 5 | 1 in 804 |
| North Dakota | #245 | 5 | 1 in 852 |
| Mississippi | #266 | 12 | 1 in 1,156 |
| Massachusetts | #290 | 18 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Louisiana | #314 | 18 | 1 in 1,415 |
| Idaho | #315 | 7 | 1 in 1,136 |
| Iowa | #315 | 12 | 1 in 1,315 |
| South Carolina | #325 | 13 | 1 in 1,655 |
| Colorado | #337 | 19 | 1 in 1,457 |
| North Carolina | #337 | 30 | 1 in 1,734 |
| Oklahoma | #339 | 15 | 1 in 1,385 |
| Maryland | #344 | 16 | 1 in 1,738 |
| Ohio | #348 | 33 | 1 in 1,827 |
| New Jersey | #366 | 20 | 1 in 2,080 |
| Connecticut | #389 | 6 | 1 in 2,401 |
| Minnesota | #405 | 13 | 1 in 2,184 |
| Florida | #417 | 41 | 1 in 2,399 |
| Utah | #420 | 11 | 1 in 1,932 |
| Nebraska | #432 | 5 | 1 in 2,021 |
| Pennsylvania | #434 | 22 | 1 in 2,719 |
| New York | #440 | 37 | 1 in 2,780 |
| Missouri | #441 | 13 | 1 in 2,431 |
| California | #442 | 77 | 1 in 2,939 |
| Nevada | #448 | 6 | 1 in 2,264 |
| Wisconsin | #454 | 11 | 1 in 2,474 |
| Kansas | #461 | 7 | 1 in 2,261 |
| Michigan | #482 | 17 | 1 in 2,810 |
| Arizona | #488 | 13 | 1 in 2,844 |
| Oregon | #494 | 7 | 1 in 2,590 |
| Virginia | #496 | 14 | 1 in 3,030 |
| Tennessee | #497 | 13 | 1 in 2,811 |
| Texas | #531 | 54 | 1 in 3,483 |
| Kentucky | #536 | 6 | 1 in 3,667 |
| Indiana | #541 | 11 | 1 in 3,286 |
| Illinois | #561 | 19 | 1 in 3,494 |
| Washington | #568 | 11 | 1 in 3,343 |
| Georgia | #591 | 15 | 1 in 3,663 |
| Alabama | #708 | 5 | 1 in 4,637 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
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| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1892
- Peaked 1992 at #73 (5,062 births)
- Births halved by 2000, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1992–1993
- Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1979–2025
- Highest: 1 in 395 boys born in 1992 were named Dillon (0.25%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,751 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 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.
Dillon in 2015
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 63,754 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 74.6% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,725Zanyah29
- #4,725Zerenity29
- #4,725Zyon29
- #4,853Dillon28
- #4,853Adali28
- #4,853Aissatou28
- #4,853Ajla28
- #4,981Aariana27
- #4,981Aayla27
- #4,981Addisen27
Tied with 127 names at #4,853; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 2,794 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 96.8% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.