Unisex name · since 1992

Dilyn

310 babies named Dilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#10,382 of 45,481
all-time among boys
310
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade

310 boys have been named Dilyn since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Dilyn has 310 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2018.

  • #10,382 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 310 born since 1992
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dilyn ranks #10,382 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 310 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.

#10,382 of 45,481
all-time among boys
310
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Dilyn's 310 recorded births place it above 77.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dilyn splits its recorded history at 2004: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dilyn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2001)
25
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
051015202530 199219951998200120042007201020132018 6

Dilyn popularity over time - girls

230 total births recorded since 1998 (Dilyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 230 births
0510152025 19982004200720102013201620192024 6

Dilyn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (168 births, 54% of the file).

2000s was Dilyn's strongest decade.

168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Dilyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 168 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dilyn? ▼
310 babies have been named Dilyn since 1992. All-time, it sits at #10,382 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2001 with 25 births.
Where does Dilyn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dilyn ranks #10,382 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dilyn most popular? ▼
Dilyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Is Dilyn a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Dilyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 310 births, and as a girl's name it has 230 births.
How long has the name Dilyn been used? ▼
Dilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 27 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Dilyn? ▼
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.

What to do with Dilyn's data

  • Dilyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (168 total births) through the 2010s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dilyn

Nearby Names Like Dilyn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dilyn

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Dilan Boy
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Dillard Boy
3,730 births
Dillion Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2018 (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 Dilyn 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.