Dylan
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Dylan
Dylan still feels poetic and romantic after years of popularity. It still ranks highly on the charts, among the top boy names starting with D, so if you choose it, be aware that yours may not be the only Dylan in his class.
Dylan for boys#41 US
Dylan was derived of the Welsh components dy and llanw, meaning "sea." In Welsh mythology, Dylan was a legendary sea god who prompted all the waters of Britain and Ireland to weep when he died. The name came to prominence via the great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, whose name Bob Dylan adopted in tribute.
>Several celebrities have sons named Dylan, including Welsh-born Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas, Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds and Nadia Comaneci.
The name Dylan was given to about 500 baby girls last year, but 7000 baby boys so it doesn't quite qualify as unisex.
Dillon is another popular spelling, though the Dillon spelling is used only about 5 percent of the time.
Dylan for girls#808 US
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.
Pronounced DIL-uhn.
As of October 2026, Dylan ranked #41 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #19 in 2003, Nameberry popularity #96.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #29 | 10,416 | #394 | 828 |
| 2015 | #27 | 10,298 | #399 | 815 |
| 2016 | #32 | 9,719 | #394 | 842 |
| 2017 | #29 | 9,315 | #354 | 894 |
| 2018 | #31 | 8,610 | #398 | 776 |
| 2019 | #39 | 7,555 | #436 | 729 |
| 2020 | #42 | 6,855 | #497 | 616 |
| 2021 | #44 | 6,762 | #567 | 536 |
| 2022 | #42 | 6,738 | #571 | 525 |
| 2023 | #34 | 7,072 | #650 | 451 |
| 2024 | #28 | 7,464 | #696 | 404 |
| 2025 | #41 | 6,208 | #808 | 338 |
World rankings
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Famous Dylans
- Dylan Marlais ThomasBoy
Welsh poet and writer.
- Mark Anthony "Dylan" McDermottBoy
American actor.
- Dylan Davis Haines AxelrodBoy
American baseball player.
- Dylan O'BrienBoy
American actor.
- Dylan Thomas SprouseBoy
American actor; ; twin brother Cole Mitchell Sprouse.
- Dylan BakerBoy
American actor.
- Charles "Dylan" WalshBoy
American actor.
- Dylan SaundersBoy
American actor.
- Dylan Clark MarshallBoy
American actor.
- Dylan Muse SprayberryBoy
American actor.
- Dylan William MoranBoy
Irish comedian.
- Bob DylanBoy
American singer,songwriter.
- Dylan Lee HoweBoy
English drummer; son of guitarist Steve Howe of Yes.
- Dylan Walters (b. 1969)Boy
son of actress Jacki Weaver and John Walters.
- Dylan Bridges (b. 1984)Boy
son of actor Beau Bridges.
- Dylan Thomas Andrews (b. 1990)Boy
son of model Stephanie Seymour and Tommy Andrews.
- Dylan Bauer (b. 1990)Boy
son of actor Steven Bauer.
- Dylan MacDonald (b. 1993)Boy
son of comedian Norm MacDonald.
- Dylan Lee (b. 1997)Boy
son of singer Tommy Lee and model/actress Pamela Anderson.
- Dylan Thomas Brosnan (b. 1997)Boy
son of actor Pierce Brosnan.
- Dylan Vivian (b. 1997)Boy
son of actress Jane Horrocks and playwright Nick Vivian.
- Dylan Thomas Jefferson Swansea Siegel (b. 1998)Boy
son of TV movie critic Joel Siegel.
- Dylan Michael Douglas (b. 2000)Boy
son of actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta,Jones.
- Dylan Joseph Young (b. 2000)Boy
son of actress Finola Hughes and Russell Young.
- Dylan James OsmondBoy
son of Jeremy Osmond; grandson of singer Donny Osmond.
- Dylan Bijkerk (b. 2002)Boy
son of Dutch singer Waylon.
- Dylan Jennings (b. 2002)Boy
son of Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings.
- Dylan Rafferty Brown (b. 2003)Boy
son of actor Ryan Brown.
- Dylan Paul Conner (b. 2006)Boy
son of gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner.
- Dylan Matthew Odmark (adopted 2007)Boy
son of singer Matt Odmark of Jars of Clay.
- Dylan Christopher Marshall (b. 2008)Boy
son of actress Tracey Gold and Roby Marshall.
- Dylan William Martin (b. 2009)Boy
son of TV presenter Paul Martin.
- Dylan Waters (b. 2009)Boy
son of actress Emily Watson and Jack Waters.
- Dylan Jay DeMarcus (b. 2012)Boy
son of musician Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts and beauty queen Allison Alderson.
- Dylan Rodgers (b. 2014)Boy
son of TV anchor Diana Perez and Ducis.
- Dylan Christopher MinnetteBoy
American actor.
- Dylan MarronBoy
American actor and online video creator.
- Dylan LaurenGirl
American businesswoman; daughter of designer Ralph Lauren
- Dylan GonzalezGirl
American college basketball player, twin of sister Dakota Gonzalez
- Dylan GelulaGirl
American actress
- Dylan PhoenixGirl
American adult film actress; daughter of actress Ryan Conner
- Dylan O'Sullivan "Malone" FarrowGirl
daughter of actress Mia Farrow
- Dylan Frances PennGirl
daughter of actors Robin Wright and Sean Penn
- Dylan Vivienne Clark (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of model Kristy Hinze and James Clark
- Dylan Skye Bosh (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of basketball player Chris Bosh
- Dylan River Nichols (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of singer Joe Nichols
- Dylan Wilde Ligterwood (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of singer Brooke Fraser and Scott Ligterwood
- Dylan WellerGirl
daughter of singer Paul Weller of The Jam
- Dylan Noelle Poindexter (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of TV personality Camilla Poindexter of "Bad Girls Club"
- Zoë Dylan Nicholas (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of actor Thomas Ian Nicholas and DJ Colette
- Dylan MulvaneyGirl
American media personality
Dylan in pop culture
- Dylan ail DonBoy
Welsh mythological figure
- DylanBoy
a character in the Maximum Ride books by James Patterson
- Dylan McKayBoy
character on TV's "Beverly Hills: 90210"
- Dylan Prescott "Dil" PicklesBoy
character on animated series "Rugrats"
- Dylan McAvoyBoy
character on American soap opera "Young and the Restless"
- Dylan GriffinBoy
Brian's human son on TV's "Family's Guy"
- "Dylan DogBoy
" Italian horror comic and its main character
- Dylan RhodesBoy
character in the movie "Now You See Me 2"
- Dylan MaxwellBoy
lead character in Netflix's "American Vandal"
- Dylan FadenBoy
Important character and brother of the protagonist in the video game "Control" by Remedy Entertainment
- DylanGirl
the rabbit in The Magic Roundabout
- DylanGirl
Drew Barrymore's character in Charlie's Angels
- DylanGirl
Disney character from Geek Charming movie
- Dylan MarvilGirl
character from The Clique book series
- Dylan CarterGirl
character in the book "She is One of the Boys" by E.M. Molleja
- Dylan MayfairGirl
character in series "Desperate Housewives"
- Dylan SchoenfieldGirl
a main character in novel and movie “Geek Charming”