boy · welsh
Dylan
say it dil-un
What Dylan means
- Welsh possibly 'great tide' (Welsh dy- + llanw); Dylan ail Don, 'son of the wave', sea god of the Mabinogion debated Celtic myth: Dylan ail Don, sea god of the Mabinogion
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 10 countries.
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 3 in Ecuador (2020)
- no. 3 in Peru (2020)
- no. 5 in Andorra (2018)
- no. 5 in Panama (2020)
- no. 7 in Puerto Rico (2022)
- no. 22 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 35 in the US (2024)
- no. 51 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 2000.
Other forms
Dillon
Names with a similar meaning
Adrian Kai Marius Morgan Kyle Adrien Marvin Marin Ocean Caspian Murphy Adriano
Dylan in stories
- Severance: Dylan George, the competitive innie
- Beverly Hills, 90210: Dylan McKay, the brooding rebel