Boys' name · since 1992
Dillinger
417 babies named Dillinger in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,224 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dillinger is the #9224 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 417 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Dillinger recorded 417 times among boys since 1992, holding rank #9224 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #8,802 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,224 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 417 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dillinger ranks #8,802 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,224 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 417 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,224 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dillinger's 417 recorded births place it above 80.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dillinger compares
417 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dillinger's all-time total is 13% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dillinger | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 417 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dillinger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dillinger's full recorded timeline at 2010, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dillinger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Dillinger by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (257 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Dillinger's strongest decade.
257 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Dillinger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 96
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
257 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 257 births (62% of all-time use).
Dillinger by state
Where Dillinger concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 5 | 1.2% |
50 of 417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dillinger's data
- Dillinger's decade-level peak was the 2010s (257 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dillingers (50 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dillinger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Dillinger 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.