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Dylan

“Great tide, or son of the sea” — Welsh origin

Girl's name · #808 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Dylan's best rank, #354, came in 2017; it has settled back to #808 today. Roughly 16,000 girls have been named Dylan since 1967. About 94% of babies named Dylan in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,500 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 5,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dylans

• Dylan Penn — American model and actress
• Dylan Mulvaney — American social media personality
• Dylan Gelula — American actress
• Dylan Lauren — American entrepreneur
• Dylan Conrique — American actress and singer

In stories & tradition

• Dylan ail Don — mythical character
• Dylan Sanders — Charlie's Angels · Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
• Dylan Mayfair — Desperate Housewives, season 4 · Desperate Housewives, season 6

What Dylans become

Among 978 notable people named Dylan:

Sports figures appear 2.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dylan Holmes, Australian soccer player.

Similar names: Kenzie · Dior · Mckinley · Sloan · Teagan · Raegan

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