Recorded 1987–2023 Boys' name Peak 1992 1,267 births

Dyllon — boys' name

1,267 babies named Dyllon in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s6122000s4802010s1362020s14
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Dyllon was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

100 babies were named Dyllon in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dyllon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,267 babies named Dyllon between 1987 and 2023, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dyllon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 100 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dyllon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 612 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dyllon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 92 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Dyllon in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dyllon 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 1,267 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.

Dyllon at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,267

Since 1987

37 years of records

Peak year

1992

100 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1987

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dyllon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1987

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1992)
100
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Dyllon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
612 births that decade — 48% of Dyllon's all-time total
1980s251990s6122000s4802010s1362020s14

Dyllon by state

Where Dyllon concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dyllon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
92 7.3%
#2 California
91 7.2%
#3 Florida
31 2.4%
#4 New York
15 1.2%
#5 Michigan
10 0.8%
#6 Washington
8 0.6%
#7 Iowa
5 0.4%
#8 Louisiana
5 0.4%
Texas share of Dyllon's total US births 7.3%
Even split

92 of 1,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Dyllon appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dyllon?
1,267 babies have been named Dyllon since 1987. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1992 with 100 births.
When was Dyllon most popular?
Dyllon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 612 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Dyllon most popular?
The top states for the name Dyllon are Texas (92 births), California (91 births), Florida (31 births).
How long has the name Dyllon been used?
Dyllon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 37 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dyllon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dylan, Dylon, Dyllan, Dylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1987–2023 (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.