Unisex name · since 2001
Dilynn
Dilynn has 508 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,816 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dilynn is the #9816 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 508 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Dilynn recorded 508 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #9816 nationally today, ahead of 43% of girls, 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 2001 to 2025.
- #11,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,816 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 508 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dilynn ranks #11,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,816 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 508 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,816 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dilynn's 508 recorded births place it above 83.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dilynn compares
508 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Dilynn's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dilynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 508 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dilynn's full recorded timeline at 2014, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dilynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Dilynn popularity over time - boys
40 total births recorded since 1992 (Dilynn as boys' name)
Dilynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (294 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Dilynn's strongest decade.
294 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Dilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
294 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 294 births (58% of all-time use).
How Dilynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dilynn's total volume
Dilynn by state
Where Dilynn concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
19 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dilynn's data
- Dilynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (294 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dilynns (19 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 Dilynn: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Dilynn 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.