Total births
50
Boys' name · since 2004
Dhylan
Dhylan has 50 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 50
- total births
- 2004–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
50 boys have been named Dhylan since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dhylan has 50 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- 50 total births
- 2004–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 70% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
50 boys have been named Dhylan since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 50
- total births
- 2004–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
70% of everyone ever named Dhylan was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
7 babies were named Dhylan in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Dhylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dhylan splits its recorded history at 2014: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dhylan at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Dhylan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Dhylan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Dhylan's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Dhylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35 births (70% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dhylan? ▼
50 babies have been named Dhylan since 2004. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2014 with 7 births.
When was Dhylan most popular? ▼
Dhylan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Dhylan been used? ▼
Records for Dhylan go back to 2004, giving 22 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Dhylan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dhyan, Dhyey, Dhyaan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Dhylan's data
- Dhylan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dhylan: Baby Name Since 2004 - 50 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dhylan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dhylan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.