Boy name Irish Gaelic origin

Dillon

DIL-uhn · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Like a lion or faithful
Language
Irish Gaelic
Culture
Irish
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#868
2024 births276
Peak year1992
First appeared1892
Total US births64,964
1992 peak18921925195819912024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Dill
Alternate spellings
DylanDyllan
In other languages
DiolunDylan

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