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Dillon
OriginIrish
Meaning"loyal"
About Dillon
With both the Dillon and Dylan spellings, usage of this gender-neutral names runs about ten to one boys to girls. But Dylan is used about 20 times as often as Dillon for both genders. Which might be a vote in favor of Dillon, though for better or worse, this spellings distances the name from singer Bob and poet Thomas.
As of October 2026, Dillon ranked #3658 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2725 in 2020.
Editor's take: The name Dillon is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "loyal".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,126 | 36 | 20.2 |
| 2015 | #4,891 | 28 | 15.7 |
| 2016 | #4,019 | 37 | 20.9 |
| 2017 | #3,576 | 43 | 24.9 |
| 2018 | #3,356 | 47 | 27.6 |
| 2019 | #3,622 | 42 | 25 |
| 2020 | #2,725 | 61 | 37.7 |
| 2021 | #3,167 | 51 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | #3,000 | 55 | 33.5 |
| 2023 | #2,857 | 59 | 36.8 |
| 2024 | #3,228 | 49 | 30.2 |
| 2025 | #3,658 | 41 | 25.5 |
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- Dillon (born Dominique Dillon de Byington)
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- Dillon Monroe Buckley
birth name of actress Maika Monroe
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