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Boy name Welsh origin Multiple tradition Top 50 in 2024

Dylan

DIL-un · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Son of the sea
Language
Welsh
Culture
Welsh
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
water · mythological
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#28
2024 births7,464
Peak year2001
First appeared1953
Total US births412,422
2001 peak19531971198920062024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Dyl
Alternate spellings
DillanDilan
In other languages
Dylan (Welsh)

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Notable people named Dylan

Dylan Thomas
Bob Dylan
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