Gender
Origin
- Welsh
- Faithful
- Gaelic
- Irish
- Faithful; from a different source than the Welsh name Dylan
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Dillon
Pronunciation
d(il)-lon
Famous People
Actor Matt Dillon
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #73, 5,059 births); most recent 2025 (rank #929, 253 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #2711, 61 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3645, 41 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 253 | 41 |
| 2024 | 276 | 49 |
| 2023 | 335 | 59 |
| 2022 | 360 | 55 |
| 2021 | 402 | 51 |
| 2020 | 392 | 61 |
| 2019 | 421 | 42 |
| 2018 | 462 | 47 |
| 2017 | 543 | 43 |
| 2016 | 669 | 37 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #158, 283 births); most recent 2025 (rank #823, 39 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #2711, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | 3 |
| 2024 | 39 | 5 |
| 2023 | 41 | 3 |
| 2022 | 46 | 4 |
| 2021 | 63 | 9 |
| 2020 | 61 | 6 |
| 2019 | 66 | – |
| 2018 | 72 | 4 |
| 2017 | 82 | 5 |
| 2016 | 79 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #2124, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #86, 69 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #113, 44 births); most recent 2024 (rank #619, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #112, 23 births); most recent 2023 (rank #395, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #84, 56 births); most recent 2016 (rank #483, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence