Dylan

Welsh

"son of the sea"

Updated Mon Sep 02 2024

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Dylan Origin and Meaning

The name Dylan is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "son of the sea".

Boys' favorite retains more of its poetic, windswept quality when used for a girl, as Robin Wright and Sean Penn did. Alyssa Milano gave her daughter Elizabella Dylan as a middle name.

# 648 in the US

Dylan Rank in US Top 1000

# 1163 on Nameberry

Dylan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Dylan Popularity

648US2023
1163Nameberry2024
245Future2028

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Famous People Named Dylan

Dylan LaurenAmerican businesswoman; daughter of designer Ralph Lauren
Dylan GonzalezAmerican college basketball player, twin of sister Dakota Gonzalez
Dylan GelulaAmerican actress
Dylan PhoenixAmerican adult film actress; daughter of actress Ryan Conner
Dylan O'Sullivan "Malone" Farrowdaughter of actress Mia Farrow
Dylan Frances Penndaughter of actors Robin Wright and Sean Penn
Dylan Vivienne Clark (b. 2011)daughter of model Kristy Hinze and James Clark
Dylan Skye Bosh (b. 2013)daughter of basketball player Chris Bosh
Dylan River Nichols (b. 2013)daughter of singer Joe Nichols
Dylan Wilde Ligterwood (b. 2015)daughter of singer Brooke Fraser and Scott Ligterwood
Dylan Wellerdaughter of singer Paul Weller of The Jam

Dylan Noelle Poindexter (b. 2016)daughter of TV personality Camilla Poindexter of "Bad Girls Club"
Zoë Dylan Nicholas (b. 2016)daughter of actor Thomas Ian Nicholas and DJ Colette

Dylan in Pop Culture

Dylanthe rabbit in The Magic Roundabout
DylanDrew Barrymore's character in Charlie's Angels
DylanDisney character from Geek Charming movie
Dylan Marvilcharacter from The Clique book series
Dylan Marie Dreyer is an American television meteorologist working for NBC News.
Dylan Dimeo played by Kyla Kenedy on tv show Speechless
Dylan Cartercharacter in the book "She is One of the Boys" by E.M. Molleja