Boys' name · since 1987
Dillin
Dillin has 545 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 545
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dillin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 545 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dillin has been recorded 545 times among boys since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2019.
- #7,481 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 545 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dillin ranks #7,481 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 545 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 545
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dillin's 545 recorded births place it above 83.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dillin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dillin's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dillin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2019
- Peak year (1992)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Dillin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (250 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Dillin's strongest decade.
250 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Dillin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
250 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 250 births (46% of all-time use).
How Dillin 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 Dillin's total volume
Dillin by state
Where Dillin concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.3% |
7 of 545 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dillin's data
- Dillin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (250 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dillins (7 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dillin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
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, 1987–2019 (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 Dillin 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.