Boys' name · since 1987
Dyllon
Dyllon has 1,267 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,267
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,267 boys have been named Dyllon since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dyllon has been recorded 1,267 times among boys since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2023.
- #4,407 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,267 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dyllon ranks #4,407 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,267 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,267
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dyllon's 1,267 recorded births place it above 90.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Dyllon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dyllon's full recorded timeline at 2004, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 100 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dyllon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dyllon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (612 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Dyllon's strongest decade.
612 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Dyllon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
612 births
- 2000s
2000s
480 births
- 2010s 136
2010s
136 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 612 births (48% of all-time use).
How Dyllon 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 Dyllon's total volume
Dyllon by state
Where Dyllon concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| 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% |
92 of 1,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Dyllon appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dyllon's data
- Dyllon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (612 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dyllons (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dyllon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1987–2023 (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 Dyllon 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.