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Dillard
OriginEnglish
Meaning"proud and hard"
About Dillard
Best known these days as the name of an American department store chain, Dillard was once a baby name that ranked on the US Top 1000, at least until the middle of the last century.
Today, Dillard ranks among the extinct baby names, given to zero baby boys last year.
Pronounced DIL-urd.
As of October 2026, Dillard ranked #12555 in US births in 2014 SSA, peaked at #584 in 1898.
Editor's take: The name Dillard is a boy's name meaning "proud and hard".
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Dillard on lists
Famous Dillards
- Dillard Chandler
American folk singer
- Dillard Pruitt
American golfer
- (James) Dillard Crocker
American basketball player
- Dillard Eugene Bird
American industrial engineer
- Tramar Lacel Dillard
aka Flo Rida, American rapper
- Derick and Jill (Duggar) Dillard
American reality TV personalities ("Counting On")
Dillard in pop culture
- Dillard's
American department store
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