Unisex name · since 1990
Dylin
641 babies named Dylin in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,198 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 641
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dylin currently ranks #9198 among unisex names in America, with 641 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dylin has been recorded 641 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #9198 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #6,807 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,198 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 641 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dylin ranks #6,807 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,198 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 641 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,198 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 641
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dylin's 641 recorded births place it above 85.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dylin compares
641 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Dylin's all-time total is 74% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dylin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 641 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dylin's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dylin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Dylin popularity over time - girls
139 total births recorded since 2001 (Dylin as girls' name)
Dylin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (290 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Dylin's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Dylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
200 births
- 2000s
2000s
290 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 290 births (45% of all-time use).
How Dylin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dylin's total volume
Dylin by state
Where Dylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 641 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Dylin's data
- Dylin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (290 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dylins (10 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Dylin 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.