Recorded 1993–2013 Unisex name Peak 2000 90 births

Dylyn — boys' name

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.

1990s162000s562010s18
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Dylyn was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dylyn in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dylyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Dylyn between 1993 and 2013, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dylyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Dylyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 36 additional births since 2002.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dylyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dylyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dylyn 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 90 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.

Dylyn at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

90

Since 1993

21 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1993

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2013

Dylyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1993

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 2013201020082005200219951993 6

Dylyn popularity over time — girls

36 total births recorded since 2002 (Dylyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 36 births
4.555.566.5 2023201720132007200620042002 5

Dylyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 62% of Dylyn's all-time total
1990s162000s562010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dylyn?
90 babies have been named Dylyn since 1993. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Dylyn most popular?
Dylyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Is Dylyn a unisex name?
Yes, Dylyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 90 births, and as a girl's name it has 36 births.
How long has the name Dylyn been used?
Dylyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 21 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Dylyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dylan, Dylon, Dyllan, Dyllon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2013 (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.