Unisex name · since 1991
Dillen
Dillen has 691 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 691
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dillen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 691 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Dillen recorded 691 times among boys since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2023.
- #6,495 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 691 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dillen ranks #6,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 691 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 691
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dillen's 691 recorded births place it above 85.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dillen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dillen's full recorded timeline at 2006, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dillen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2023
- Peak year (2003)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Dillen popularity over time - girls
56 total births recorded since 2000 (Dillen as girls' name)
Dillen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (306 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Dillen's strongest decade.
306 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Dillen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
262 births
- 2000s
2000s
306 births
- 2010s 113
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 306 births (44% of all-time use).
How Dillen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dillen's total volume
Dillen by state
Where Dillen concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 8 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
22 of 691 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Dillen's data
- Dillen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (306 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.
- California records the most Dillens (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dillen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1991–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Dillen 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 August 2026.