Dylan

Where Dylan comes from

From Welsh mythology; possibly from Celtic for "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean." Unrelated to the name Dillon, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.
— Wiktionary's entry for Dylan
  • Welsh
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1914
    Dylan Thomas born
    Welsh poet and writer
  2. 1953
    First appearance
    #3,798 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1996
    Dylan Minnette born
    American actor and musician
  4. 2003
    Peak, #19
    15,703 babies named Dylan — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2019
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #39.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Welsh.
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Dylan Thomas · Welsh poet and writer, 1914–1953
  • Dylan Minnette · American actor and musician, born 1996
  • Dylan O'Brien · American actor, born 1991
  • Dylan McDermott · American actor, born 1961
  • Dylan Sprouse · American actor, born 1992

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.