Dilan
Boy · DIL-an
Dilan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,286th for boys in the UK (23 babies) and 805th for boys in the US (309 babies).
Where does Dilan come from?
Spelling of Dylan; also a Kurdish and Turkish name
- Say it
- DIL-an
More on Wiktionary.
Is Dilan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dilan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the UK and 309 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dilan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,286among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were named Dilan, making it the 1,286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 981st. Its busiest year was 2012, with 58 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dilan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 852 boys in the UK were given Dilan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #73, up from #1,286 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 28% of the babies named Dilan in the UK in 1996, and 16% in 2023.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,225th in England and Wales.
Dilan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 35 | #949 |
| 2021 | 33 | #993 |
| 2020 | 32 | #981 |
| 2019 | 52 | #717 |
| 2018 | 35 | #940 |
| 2017 | 35 | #961 |
| 2016 | 38 | #902 |
| 2015 | 39 | #871 |
| 2014 | 41 | #830 |
| 2013 | 48 | #746 |
| 2012 | 58 | #658 |
| 2011 | 45 | #773 |
| 2010 | 46 | #739 |
| 2009 | 56 | #643 |
| 2008 | 36 | #854 |
| 2007 | 36 | #827 |
| 2006 | 38 | #755 |
| 2005 | 35 | #778 |
| 2004 | 35 | #737 |
| 2003 | 28 | #808 |
| 2002 | 30 | #707 |
| 2001 | 27 | #728 |
| 2000 | 26 | #743 |
| 1999 | 30 | #654 |
| 1998 | 25 | #730 |
| 1997 | 23 | #760 |
| 1996 | 29 | #615 |
How popular is Dilan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #805among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 309about 1 in 5,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 309 boys in the US were named Dilan, making it the 805th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 839th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 414 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Dilan in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,862 boys in the US were given Dilan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #40, up from #805 for this spelling alone.
Dilan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 309 | #805 |
| 2024 | 414 | #662 |
| 2023 | 344 | #757 |
| 2022 | 303 | #817 |
| 2021 | 265 | #871 |
| 2020 | 272 | #839 |
| 2019 | 218 | #978 |
| 2018 | 168 | #1,141 |
| 2017 | 232 | #917 |
| 2016 | 200 | #1,013 |
| 2015 | 240 | #904 |
| 2014 | 270 | #835 |
| 2013 | 236 | #882 |
| 2012 | 186 | #1,037 |
| 2011 | 178 | #1,056 |
| 2010 | 257 | #832 |
| 2009 | 239 | #881 |
| 2008 | 161 | #1,133 |
| 2007 | 147 | #1,197 |
| 2006 | 152 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 133 | #1,195 |
| 2004 | 122 | #1,233 |
| 2003 | 138 | #1,110 |
| 2002 | 89 | #1,441 |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,477 |
| 2000 | 92 | #1,367 |
| 1999 | 80 | #1,446 |
| 1998 | 89 | #1,335 |
| 1997 | 61 | #1,645 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,702 |
| 1995 | 53 | #1,677 |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,559 |
| 1993 | 59 | #1,534 |
| 1992 | 59 | #1,505 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,046 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
Names like Dilan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Kayden Declan Aiden Ronan Brody Keegan Conan Kian Caelan Rowan Lochlan
Other spellings of Dilan
Dylan Dillon Dillan Dhilan Dillion Dyllan Dylon Dylin Dylann Dylen Dhylan