Is Dillon a boy or girl name?
Dillon is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 49 girls and 276 boys were named Dillon, so 15.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.5% of the 65,968 US babies named Dillon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #868
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,228
- Babies named Dillon since 1892
- 65,968
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 5,083 babies
Boys and girls named Dillon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 169 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 79 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 483 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 4,502 | 35 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 32,662 | 178 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 17,707 | 190 | 1.1% |
| 2010s | 7,167 | 326 | 4.4% |
| 2020s | 1,765 | 275 | 13.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 276 | #868 | 49 | #3,228 |
| 2023 | 335 | #767 | 59 | #2,857 |
| 2022 | 360 | #724 | 55 | #3,000 |
| 2021 | 402 | #671 | 51 | #3,167 |
| 2020 | 392 | #668 | 61 | #2,725 |
| 2019 | 421 | #640 | 42 | #3,622 |
| 2018 | 462 | #592 | 47 | #3,356 |
| 2017 | 543 | #525 | 43 | #3,576 |
| 2016 | 669 | #459 | 37 | #4,019 |
| 2015 | 686 | #448 | 28 | #4,891 |
| 2014 | 786 | #397 | 36 | #4,126 |
| 2013 | 795 | #379 | 26 | #5,180 |
| 2012 | 872 | #353 | 25 | #5,441 |
| 2011 | 878 | #346 | 26 | #5,249 |
| 2010 | 1,055 | #304 | 16 | #7,623 |
| 2009 | 1,131 | #292 | 24 | #5,758 |
| 2008 | 1,308 | #266 | 30 | #4,929 |
| 2007 | 1,549 | #235 | 20 | #6,632 |
| 2006 | 1,609 | #223 | 14 | #8,373 |
| 2005 | 1,897 | #203 | 14 | #8,015 |
| 2004 | 1,951 | #197 | 29 | #4,631 |
| 2003 | 2,011 | #188 | 21 | #5,646 |
| 2002 | 1,847 | #201 | 14 | #7,541 |
| 2001 | 2,141 | #175 | 14 | #7,428 |
| 2000 | 2,263 | #169 | 10 | #9,352 |
| 1999 | 2,682 | #142 | 10 | #8,975 |
| 1998 | 2,838 | #134 | 18 | #5,641 |
| 1997 | 2,887 | #132 | 21 | #4,880 |
| 1996 | 3,025 | #121 | 18 | #5,345 |
| 1995 | 3,035 | #122 | 16 | #5,752 |
| 1994 | 3,534 | #101 | 18 | #5,305 |
| 1993 | 4,282 | #90 | 29 | #3,705 |
| 1992 | 5,063 | #73 | 20 | #4,906 |
| 1991 | 3,634 | #103 | 17 | #5,481 |
| 1990 | 1,682 | #184 | 11 | #7,450 |
| 1989 | 1,027 | #251 | 11 | #7,105 |
| 1988 | 787 | #293 | 10 | #7,273 |
| 1987 | 700 | #307 | 7 | #9,036 |
| 1986 | 603 | #329 | 7 | #8,785 |
| 1985 | 381 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 275 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 231 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 170 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 161 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 167 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 99 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 69 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 71 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,000 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,321 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,683 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,803 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,053 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,050 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,840 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,200 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,116 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,897 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,445 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,425 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,702 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,080 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,024 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,033 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,760 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,438 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,104 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,373 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,397 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,925 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,760 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,526 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,581 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,196 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,224 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,536 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,025 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,812 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 18 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,322 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,824 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 17 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 14 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #985 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dillon reached #73 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #2,725 in 2020. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dillon
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.