Dilyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DIL-in
- Origin
- Modern
Dilyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Dilyn come from?
Modern: spelling of Dillyn; modern American variant of Dillon or Dylan
Meaning borrowed from Dillyn.
Is Dilyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Dilyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Dilyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Dilyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2003, 52% of the babies named Dilyn in the US were girls. By 2010 it was 37%, with more boys than girls since 2004.
Dilyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
Names like Dilyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan, Devyn, Brynlee, Braelynn, Brooklyn, Brynn, Kayden, Brylee, Eowyn, Rylynn, Brecken, Keegan
Names related to Dilyn
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dilyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dilyn, updated 20 October 2026.