Dillinger
Boy · DIL-in-jer · Germanic
Dillinger is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Dillinger mean?
Germanic: German surname from the town of Dillingen
A German surname from the town of Dillingen; John Dillinger was a notorious American bank robber of the 1930s.
- Say it
- DIL-in-jer
Is Dillinger a girl's or a boy's name?
Dillinger is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dillinger in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Dillinger, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Dillinger in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dillinger in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 31 | #3,514 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
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