Dyllen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DIL-an
- Origin
- Welsh
Dyllen is a boys' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dyllen mean?
Welsh: spelling of Dylan; Welsh name, perhaps from dy, great, and llanw, tide
In the Mabinogion, Dylan ail Don is a sea-being who swims like a fish; the poet Dylan Thomas made the name famous.
Meaning borrowed from Dylan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Dyllen a girl's or a boy's name?
Dyllen is a boys' name.
How popular is Dyllen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Dyllen in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dyllen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
Names like Dyllen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden Aiden Kayden Declan Keegan Deacon Raiden Braylen Braden Rayden Brecken Dylan
Names related to Dyllen
More Welsh names
Owen Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred Meredith
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, “Dyllen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dyllen, updated 20 October 2026.