Dillon
Boy · DIL-on · Irish
Dillon is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 882nd for boys in the UK (39 babies) and 929th for boys in the US (253 babies).
Where does Dillon come from?
Irish: Irish surname of uncertain origin; also a spelling of Dylan
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- DIL-on
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Is Dillon a girl's or a boy's name?
Dillon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 39 boys in the UK and 41 girls and 253 boys in the US.
How popular is Dillon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #882among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 7,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were named Dillon, making it the 882nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 582nd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 342 boys. 3 girls were also named Dillon in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Dillon since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Dillon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011. 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 Dillon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #73, up from #882 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 822nd in England and Wales.
Dillon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #882 |
| 2024 | 43 | #838 |
| 2023 | 47 | #779 |
| 2022 | 48 | #762 |
| 2021 | 71 | #598 |
| 2020 | 71 | #582 |
| 2019 | 77 | #556 |
| 2018 | 87 | #507 |
| 2017 | 97 | #474 |
| 2016 | 93 | #484 |
| 2015 | 94 | #482 |
| 2014 | 119 | #393 |
| 2013 | 143 | #335 |
| 2012 | 144 | #347 |
| 2011 | 169 | #303 |
| 2010 | 191 | #276 |
| 2009 | 203 | #246 |
| 2008 | 236 | #221 |
| 2007 | 221 | #227 |
| 2006 | 231 | #207 |
| 2005 | 252 | #190 |
| 2004 | 342 | #154 |
| 2003 | 267 | #172 |
| 2002 | 262 | #165 |
| 2001 | 233 | #172 |
| 2000 | 212 | #180 |
| 1999 | 225 | #171 |
| 1998 | 254 | #160 |
| 1997 | 244 | #161 |
| 1996 | 205 | #182 |
How popular is Dillon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #929among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 253about 1 in 6,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 253 boys in the US were named Dillon, making it the 929th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 668th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 5,062 boys. It first appears in the records in 1892. 41 girls were also named Dillon in 2025 (3,644th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Dillon than any year since 1983.
Half of all the boys named Dillon in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,862 boys in the US were given Dillon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #40, up from #929 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 14% of the babies named Dillon in the US were girls.
Dillon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 253 | #929 |
| 2024 | 280 | #862 |
| 2023 | 336 | #767 |
| 2022 | 360 | #724 |
| 2021 | 403 | #669 |
| 2020 | 392 | #668 |
| 2019 | 421 | #640 |
| 2018 | 463 | #592 |
| 2017 | 543 | #525 |
| 2016 | 670 | #459 |
| 2015 | 686 | #448 |
| 2014 | 787 | #397 |
| 2013 | 795 | #379 |
| 2012 | 872 | #352 |
| 2011 | 878 | #345 |
| 2010 | 1,055 | #304 |
| 2009 | 1,131 | #292 |
| 2008 | 1,308 | #266 |
| 2007 | 1,549 | #235 |
| 2006 | 1,610 | #223 |
| 2005 | 1,897 | #203 |
| 2004 | 1,951 | #197 |
| 2003 | 2,011 | #188 |
| 2002 | 1,847 | #201 |
| 2001 | 2,141 | #175 |
| 2000 | 2,263 | #169 |
| 1999 | 2,682 | #142 |
| 1998 | 2,838 | #134 |
| 1997 | 2,887 | #132 |
| 1996 | 3,025 | #121 |
| 1995 | 3,035 | #122 |
| 1994 | 3,534 | #101 |
| 1993 | 4,282 | #90 |
| 1992 | 5,062 | #73 |
| 1991 | 3,634 | #103 |
| 1990 | 1,682 | #184 |
| 1989 | 1,027 | #251 |
| 1988 | 787 | #293 |
| 1987 | 700 | #307 |
| 1986 | 603 | #329 |
| 1985 | 381 | #436 |
| 1984 | 275 | #515 |
| 1983 | 231 | #553 |
| 1982 | 170 | #672 |
| 1981 | 161 | #682 |
| 1980 | 166 | #671 |
| 1979 | 99 | #875 |
| 1978 | 69 | #1,051 |
| 1977 | 71 | #1,019 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,190 |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,238 |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,135 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,400 |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,020 |
| 1971 | 21 | #1,986 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,708 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,336 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,861 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,029 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,573 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,308 |
| 1943 | 14 | #1,985 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,711 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,491 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,159 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,185 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,184 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,127 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,783 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,367 |
| 1932 | 14 | #1,995 |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,927 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,079 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,764 |
| 1928 | 18 | #1,822 |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,298 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,720 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,088 |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,894 |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,815 |
| 1922 | 17 | #1,951 |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,828 |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,694 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,264 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,072 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,754 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,504 |
| 1915 | 14 | #1,967 |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,607 |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,310 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,268 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,289 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #977 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #955 |
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Other spellings of Dillon
Dylan Dilan Dillan Dhilan Dillion Dyllan Dylon Dylin Dylann Dylen Dhylan
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