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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #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 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedNHWashington: #693 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,313 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #796 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,334 boysMNIllinois: #824 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,967 boysILWisconsin: #676 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,289 boysWIMichigan: #590 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,530 boysMINew York: #707 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,039 boysNYMassachusetts: #364 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,176 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedORNevada: #456 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,194 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedSDIowa: #441 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,052 boysIAIndiana: #664 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,246 boysINOhio: #469 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,729 boysOHPennsylvania: #513 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,181 boysPANew Jersey: #703 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,021 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #541 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 3,688 boysCAUtah: #533 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,786 boysUTColorado: #502 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,580 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #499 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,759 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #453 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,546 boysVAMaryland: #388 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,885 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedDEArizona: #530 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,108 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedNMKansas: #381 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,615 boysKSArkansas: #536 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,706 boysARTennessee: #491 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,731 boysTNNorth Carolina: #553 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,344 boysNCSouth Carolina: #411 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,089 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #674 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,764 boysOKLouisiana: #444 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,077 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedMSAlabama: #738 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,524 boysALGeorgia: #692 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,349 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dillon, so not publishedHITexas: #636 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 4,265 boysTXFlorida: #546 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,423 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#364 · 1 in 2,176
  2. Kansas#381 · 1 in 1,615
  3. Maryland#388 · 1 in 1,885
  4. South Carolina#411 · 1 in 2,089
  5. Iowa#441 · 1 in 2,052

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#364131 in 2,176
Kansas#38191 in 1,615
Maryland#388141 in 1,885
South Carolina#411101 in 2,089
Iowa#44171 in 2,052
Louisiana#444111 in 2,077
Virginia#453161 in 2,546
Nevada#45661 in 2,194
Ohio#469211 in 2,729
Tennessee#491131 in 2,731
Missouri#499111 in 2,759
Colorado#502101 in 2,580
Pennsylvania#513181 in 3,181
Arizona#530111 in 3,108
Utah#53371 in 2,786
Arkansas#53651 in 2,706
California#541561 in 3,688
Florida#546281 in 3,423
North Carolina#553151 in 3,344
Michigan#590131 in 3,530
Texas#636411 in 4,265
Indiana#66481 in 4,246
Oklahoma#67451 in 3,764
Wisconsin#67661 in 4,289
Georgia#692121 in 4,349
Washington#69381 in 4,313
New Jersey#70381 in 5,021
New York#707191 in 5,039
Alabama#73851 in 4,524
Minnesota#79651 in 5,334
Illinois#824101 in 5,967
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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 2018

girls
#3,346
47 births · 1 in 36,193 girls
boys
#592
463 births · 1 in 3,923 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #3,346Dillon47

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #592Dillon463
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 36,193 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 81.6% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dillon
  1. #3,293Westlynn48
  2. #3,293Yazmine48
  3. #3,293Zeynep48
  4. #3,346Dillon47
  5. #3,346Abbygail47
  6. #3,346Aina47
  7. #3,346Amairani47
  8. #3,396Abigael46
  9. #3,396Alaiah46
  10. #3,396Alanni46

Tied with 49 names at #3,346; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

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

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 3,923 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 95.8% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dillon
  1. #589Callan465
  2. #590Cullen464
  3. #590Uriah464
  4. #592Dillon463
  5. #593Quinton462
  6. #594Axton460
  7. #594Cassius460
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

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

See the top 100 for 2018 →