Recorded 1993–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 27 births

Dilson — boys' name

27 babies named Dilson in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s102010s62020s6

The verdict

27 boys have been named Dilson since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

27
total births
1993–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Dilson was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dilson in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dilson

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Dilson between 1993 and 2023, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dilson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dilson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dilson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dilson 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 27 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.

Dilson at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

27

Since 1993

31 years of records

Peak year

2016

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1993

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dilson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1993

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
6
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4.555.566.5 20232016200920041993 5

Dilson by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 37% of Dilson's all-time total
1990s52000s102010s62020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dilson?
27 babies have been named Dilson since 1993. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 6 births.
When was Dilson most popular?
Dilson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Dilson been used?
Dilson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 31 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dilson?
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, 1993–2023 (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.