Boys' name · peaked in 2001
Dylan name popularity since 1925
434,951 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dylan (3.7% girls, 96.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Dylan is about 22 years old in 2026. Dylan peaked in 2001 as the #21 name for boys, and it ranked #41 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 434,951
- Named Dylan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #41
- for boys in 2025 (6,208 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.3% boys
- 16,272 girls · 418,679 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.26× its national share
Peak year is the year Dylan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Dylan births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Dylan both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1987 and 1992, Dylan became 7.1× more common, from 1 in 935 baby boys to 1 in 133.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Dylan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dylan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dylan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 97 | #2,336 |
| 1960s | 14 | 684 | #1,084 |
| 1970s | 76 | 4,036 | #366 |
| 1980s | 300 | 14,171 | #188 |
| 1990s | 1,639 | 122,074 | #34 |
| 2000s | 4,170 | 140,125 | #24 |
| 2010s | 7,198 | 96,354 | #27 |
| 2020–25 | 2,875 | 41,138 | #41 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
50.6% of babies named Dylan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Dylan is most popular
The index compares Dylan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Dylan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.26× | 3,518 |
| Florida | 1.68× | 26,571 |
| Alaska | 1.58× | 1,026 |
| New Hampshire | 1.51× | 2,067 |
| Arizona | 1.45× | 8,239 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Dylan and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan (this page) | 418,679 | 2001 |
| Dilan | 6,034 | 2024 |
| Dylon | 4,517 | 1992 |
| Dyllan | 3,302 | 1999 |
| Dylen | 1,038 | 2004 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dylan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dylan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dylan (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data