Recorded 1987–2019 Boys' name Peak 1992 545 births

Dillin — boys' name

545 babies named Dillin in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s2502000s2272010s63
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Dillin was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

42 babies were named Dillin in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dillin

The Social Security Administration has registered 545 babies named Dillin between 1987 and 2019, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dillin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dillin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 250 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dillin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dillin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dillin 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 545 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.

Dillin at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

545

Since 1987

33 years of records

Peak year

1992

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1987

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2019

Dillin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1987

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1992)
42
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
01020304050 20192012200820042000199619921987 5

Dillin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
250 births that decade — 46% of Dillin's all-time total
1980s51990s2502000s2272010s63

Dillin by state

Where Dillin concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dillin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 1.3%
California share of Dillin's total US births 1.3%

7 of 545 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dillin?
545 babies have been named Dillin since 1987. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1992 with 42 births.
When was Dillin most popular?
Dillin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 250 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Dillin most popular?
The top states for the name Dillin are California (7 births).
How long has the name Dillin been used?
Dillin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 33 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Dillin?
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, 1987–2019 (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.