Total births
40
Boys' name · since 1999
Dilen
40 babies named Dilen in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 40
- total births
- 1999–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Dilen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 40 recorded since 1999.
Dilen has 40 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2015.
- 40 total births
- 1999–2015 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
The verdict
40 boys have been named Dilen since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.
- 40
- total births
- 1999–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Dilen was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
7 babies were named Dilen in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
Dilen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dilen's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dilen at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Dilen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2015
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Dilen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Dilen's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Dilen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dilen? ▼
Dilen has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 7 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
When was Dilen most popular? ▼
Dilen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Dilen been used? ▼
Dilen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 17 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Dilen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dillon, Dillan, Dilan, Dillard, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Dilen's data
- Dilen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
Keep exploring Dilen
Nearby Names Like Dilen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dilen
Dillon Boy
#864 65,225 births
Dillan Boy
#2893 6,994 births
Dilan Boy
#662 6,034 births
Dillard Boy
3,730 births
Dillion Boy
#5318 3,655 births
Compare Dilen side by side: Dilen vs Dillon Dilen vs Dillan Dilen vs Dilan
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1999–2015 (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. "Dilen: Baby Name Since 1999 - 40 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dilen. 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 Dilen 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 June 2026.