Unisex name · since 1993
Dylyn
90 babies named Dylyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 90
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dylyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 90 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dylyn has been recorded 90 times among boys since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1993 to 2013.
- #18,070 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 90 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dylyn ranks #18,070 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 90
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dylyn's 90 recorded births place it above 60.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dylyn splits its recorded history at 2005: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dylyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2013
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Dylyn popularity over time - girls
36 total births recorded since 2002 (Dylyn as girls' name)
Dylyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (56 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Dylyn's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Dylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Dylyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Dylyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1993–2013 (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 Dylyn 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.