Boys' name · since 1993
Dilson
Dilson has 27 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
27 boys have been named Dilson since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dilson recorded 27 times among boys since 1993, 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 1993 to 2023.
- #26,626 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dilson ranks #26,626 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dilson's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dilson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dilson splits its recorded history at 2009: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dilson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2023
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Dilson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Dilson's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dilson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Dilson's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dilson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1993–2023 (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 Dilson 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.