Recorded 1989–2021 Boys' name Peak 1992 610 births

Dillian — boys' name

610 babies named Dillian in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s2922000s2162010s852020s11
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Dillian was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

41 babies were named Dillian in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dillian

The Social Security Administration has registered 610 babies named Dillian between 1989 and 2021, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dillian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dillian performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 292 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dillian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Dillian in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dillian in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 610 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dillian at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

610

Since 1989

33 years of records

Peak year

1992

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1989

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2021

Dillian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1989

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1992)
41
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
01020304050 202120172012200820042000199619921989 6

Dillian by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
292 births that decade — 48% of Dillian's all-time total
1980s61990s2922000s2162010s852020s11

Dillian by state

Where Dillian concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Dillian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
6 1.0%
#2 Texas
6 1.0%
#3 Alabama
5 0.8%
#4 Louisiana
5 0.8%
Ohio share of Dillian's total US births 1.0%
Even split

6 of 610 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dillian?
610 babies have been named Dillian since 1989. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1992 with 41 births.
When was Dillian most popular?
Dillian was most popular in the 1990s decade with 292 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Dillian most popular?
The top states for the name Dillian are Ohio (6 births), Texas (6 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Dillian been used?
Dillian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 33 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Dillian?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.