Dylan

Welsh

"son of the sea"

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.

Dylan Rank in US Top 1000

# 696 in the US

Dylan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1177 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dylan

• 696 US 2024
• 1177 Nameberry 2025
• 245 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Dylan

• Dylan Lauren American businesswoman; daughter of designer Ralph Lauren
• Dylan Gonzalez American college basketball player, twin of sister Dakota Gonzalez
• Dylan Gelula American actress
• Dylan Phoenix American adult film actress; daughter of actress Ryan Conner
• Dylan O'Sullivan "Malone" Farrow daughter of actress Mia Farrow
• Dylan Frances Penn daughter 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 Weller daughter 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

The name Dylan in Pop Culture

• Dylan the rabbit in The Magic Roundabout
• Dylan Drew Barrymore's character in Charlie's Angels
• Dylan Disney character from Geek Charming movie
• Dylan Marvil character from The Clique book series
• Dylan Carter character in the book "She is One of the Boys" by E.M. Molleja
• Dylan Mayfair character in series "Desperate Housewives"