Gender
Origin
- Welsh
- Man from the sea
Of the sea
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Dylan
Pronunciation
d(y)-lan
Famous People
Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, Musician Bob Dylan, Actor Dylan McDermott
Celebrity Babies
Son of Sean Penn and Robin Wright, Son of Stephanie Seymour, Son of Pierce Brosnan, Son of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, Son of Joan Cusack, Son of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Son of Kenneth Edmonds, Daughter of Chris Bosh
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #21, 16,491 births); most recent 2025 (rank #41, 6,208 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #354, 894 births); most recent 2025 (rank #807, 338 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,208 | 338 |
| 2024 | 7,464 | 404 |
| 2023 | 7,072 | 451 |
| 2022 | 6,738 | 525 |
| 2021 | 6,762 | 536 |
| 2020 | 6,855 | 616 |
| 2019 | 7,555 | 729 |
| 2018 | 8,610 | 776 |
| 2017 | 9,315 | 894 |
| 2016 | 9,719 | 842 |
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 2008 (rank #17, 3,373 births); most recent 2025 (rank #72, 717 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #1455, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2006, 14 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 717 | 14 |
| 2024 | 788 | 17 |
| 2023 | 840 | 14 |
| 2022 | 889 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1,099 | 21 |
| 2020 | 1,168 | 11 |
| 2019 | 1,260 | 19 |
| 2018 | 1,465 | 15 |
| 2017 | 1,577 | 14 |
| 2016 | 1,784 | 18 |
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 1996 (rank #6, 6,910 births); most recent 2023 (rank #239, 243 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #4570, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 243 | – |
| 2022 | 275 | – |
| 2021 | 282 | – |
| 2020 | 303 | 4 |
| 2019 | 397 | – |
| 2018 | 411 | – |
| 2017 | 475 | – |
| 2016 | 539 | – |
| 2015 | 588 | – |
| 2014 | 606 | – |
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 2001 (rank #8, 538 births); most recent 2025 (rank #71, 84 births)
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #655, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | – |
| 2024 | 141 | – |
| 2023 | 132 | – |
| 2022 | 163 | – |
| 2021 | 205 | – |
| 2020 | 182 | – |
| 2019 | 223 | – |
| 2018 | 247 | – |
| 2017 | 252 | – |
| 2016 | 286 | – |
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 2001 (rank #8, 451 births); most recent 2025 (rank #110, 46 births)
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #455, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | 4 |
| 2024 | 49 | 3 |
| 2023 | 54 | – |
| 2022 | 67 | – |
| 2021 | 71 | 4 |
| 2020 | 67 | – |
| 2019 | 91 | – |
| 2018 | 113 | – |
| 2017 | 113 | 4 |
| 2016 | 158 | – |
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 #8, 200 births); most recent 2025 (rank #143, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| 2020 | 43 |
| 2019 | 56 |
| 2018 | 66 |
| 2017 | 56 |
| 2016 | 76 |
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 #9, 311 births); most recent 2023 (rank #144, 24 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #259, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #456, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 7 |
| 2022 | 41 | 10 |
| 2021 | 52 | 8 |
| 2020 | 47 | 6 |
| 2019 | 44 | 7 |
| 2018 | 73 | 9 |
| 2017 | 66 | 14 |
| 2016 | 77 | 14 |
| 2015 | 77 | – |
| 2014 | 85 | 9 |
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