Is Dilan a boy or girl name?
Dilan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 414 boys were named Dilan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.8% of the 5,827 US babies named Dilan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #660
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dilan since 1980
- 5,827
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 414 babies
Boys and girls named Dilan, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 414 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 343 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 303 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 265 | #873 | 5 | #15,862 |
| 2020 | 272 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 217 | #981 | 7 | #12,801 |
| 2018 | 168 | #1,143 | 6 | #14,269 |
| 2017 | 232 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 200 | #1,014 | 9 | #11,104 |
| 2015 | 240 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 270 | #837 | 6 | #15,084 |
| 2013 | 236 | #882 | 9 | #11,263 |
| 2012 | 186 | #1,039 | 8 | #12,536 |
| 2011 | 178 | #1,057 | 7 | #13,744 |
| 2010 | 257 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 239 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 161 | #1,132 | 6 | #15,942 |
| 2007 | 147 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 152 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 133 | #1,198 | 6 | #15,003 |
| 2004 | 122 | #1,237 | 9 | #10,931 |
| 2003 | 138 | #1,113 | 14 | #7,700 |
| 2002 | 89 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,486 | 6 | #14,018 |
| 2000 | 92 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 80 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 89 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 61 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,712 | 6 | #12,268 |
| 1995 | 53 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 59 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 59 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,060 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,763 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,630 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,658 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,814 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,504 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dilan reached #660 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #7,700 in 2003. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dilan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.