Dhylan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DIL-an
- Origin
- Welsh
Dhylan is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “sea, tide”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dhylan mean?
Welsh: variant spelling of Dylan
“sea, tide”
A respelling of Dylan, the sea figure Dylan ail Don in the Welsh Mabinogion.
Is Dhylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dhylan is a boys' name.
How popular is Dhylan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 5 boys.
Dhylan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
Names like Dhylan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan, Kian, Dylan, Keegan, Aiden, Brogan, Keelan, Regan, Conan, Kayden, Conlan, Deacon
Names related to Dhylan
More Welsh names
Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dhylan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dhylan, updated 20 October 2026.