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How popular is the name Dilan?
Births per year, rank history and how many Dilans are alive today.
Dilan (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Dylan in England and Wales, ranked 1226th in 2025 and given to 23 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2012, when 56 babies were given the name, the 625th most popular that year. It has declined since 2012; the 2025 figure is roughly 41% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Dylan you are most likely to meet is around 18 years old. Half of all Dylans born in England and Wales are between 13 and 24, and there are at least 73,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 21% chance that at least one of them will be called Dylan.
How many babies are named Dilan each year?
Includes all spellings: Dilan, Dillon, Dylan. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Dilan spelling rank?
Where does the Dillon spelling rank?
Where does the Dylan spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Dilan most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Dylan, peaked in 2008, when 3,618 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Dilan spelling itself peaked in 2012, with 56 babies.
How many people are called Dilan?
At least 73,000 people named Dilan in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Dilan?
Most living Dilans are between 13 and 24; the most common age is about 18.
Is Dilan becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2008 peak.