boys' name ★ peaked 1992

Dillon

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #930 Trend ↓ Falling 29%

From the Irish surname, from Breton Leon and Norman Léon, named after Sir Henry de Leon of the Viscounty of Léon.

Rank 2025
#930
among boys · ↓67 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
294
named Dillon · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,751
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1992
5,082 babies
All-time total
66,270
#427 all-time among boys
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Dillon popularity over time

66,270 babies have been named Dillon since 1892, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 12 12 1 – #985
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 127 127 13 – #1,308
1920s – 169 169 17 +33% #1,709
1930s – 123 123 12 -27% #1,798
1940s – 92 92 9 -25% #2,001
1950s – 76 76 8 -17% #2,177
1960s – 79 79 8 +4% #2,444
1970s – 483 483 48 +511% #878
1980s 35 4,501 4,536 454 +839% #251
1990s 178 32,661 32,839 3,284 +624% #73
2000s 190 17,708 17,898 1,790 -45% #169
2010s 326 7,170 7,496 750 -58% #304
2020s (to 2025) 316 2,024 2,340 390 -48% #668

Where Dillon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 238 0.14 outside top 500
2027 225 0.13 outside top 500
2028 215 0.13 outside top 500
2029 207 0.12 outside top 500
2030 201 0.12 outside top 500

Where Dillon is most popular

Boys named Dillon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.189 per 1,000. Strongest in Colorado, West Virginia, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Dillon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Colorado 47 0.364 +93%
West Virginia 11 0.337 +78%
Maryland 38 0.319 +69%
Massachusetts 40 0.291 +54%
Missouri 37 0.267 +41%
Pennsylvania 69 0.260 +38%
Virginia 46 0.242 +28%
New Jersey 48 0.238 +26%
Georgia 57 0.225 +19%
Alabama 24 0.220 +16%
Arizona 35 0.214 +13%
California 193 0.211 +12%
Nevada 12 0.210 +11%
Tennessee 36 0.199 +6%
Louisiana 20 0.196 ≈ national
Michigan 40 0.195 ≈ national
Florida 91 0.192 ≈ national
North Carolina 49 0.192 ≈ national
Kentucky 18 0.179 -5%
Ohio 47 0.177 -6%
Indiana 28 0.175 -8%
Arkansas 11 0.174 -8%
Texas 152 0.173 -9%
Oregon 13 0.171 -9%
Washington 28 0.171 -9%
Idaho 7 0.171 -9%
Illinois 43 0.168 -11%
South Carolina 17 0.165 -13%
Connecticut 11 0.162 -14%
New York 68 0.157 -17%
Wisconsin 18 0.152 -20%
Oklahoma 12 0.136 -28%
Minnesota 10 0.082 -57%
Utah 5 0.052 -72%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Dillon

Dillon is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #930 in 2025 with 253 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 66,270 American babies have been named Dillon. Its peak came in 1992, when 5,082 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Dillon stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dillon?

The median living Dillon is about 27 years old; half are between 20 and 32. An estimated 64 thousand people named Dillon are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Dillon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 41 #3,658 253 #930
2024 49 #3,243 280 #863
2023 59 #2,860 336 #768
2022 55 #3,002 360 #724
2021 51 #3,169 403 #670
2020 61 #2,726 392 #668
2019 42 #3,626 421 #640
2018 47 #3,359 463 #592
2017 43 #3,579 543 #525
2016 37 #4,022 670 #459
2015 28 #4,891 686 #448
2014 36 #4,126 787 #397
2013 26 #5,180 795 #379
2012 25 #5,442 872 #353
2011 26 #5,249 878 #346
2010 16 #7,623 1,055 #304
2009 24 #5,758 1,131 #292
2008 30 #4,929 1,308 #266
2007 20 #6,632 1,549 #235
2006 14 #8,373 1,610 #223
2005 14 #8,016 1,897 #203
2004 29 #4,631 1,951 #197
2003 21 #5,646 2,011 #188
2002 14 #7,541 1,847 #201
2001 14 #7,429 2,141 #175
2000 10 #9,352 2,263 #169
1995 16 #5,752 3,035 #122
1990 11 #7,451 1,682 #184
1985 – – 381 #436
1980 – – 166 #673
1975 – – 47 #1,243
1970 – – 16 #2,321
1965 – – 9 #2,840
1960 – – 7 #3,426
1955 – – 8 #3,033
1950 – – 7 #3,104
1945 – – 8 #2,613
1940 – – 5 #3,581
1935 – – 12 #2,160
1930 – – 14 #2,100
1925 – – 15 #2,114
1920 – – 21 #1,709
1915 – – 14 #1,994
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – 6 #1,006
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Dillon

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Dillon Francis Dillon Francis American electronic music producer and DJ (born 1987) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Dillon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Dillon?

The median living Dillon is about 27 years old. Half of all living Dillons are between 20 and 32 years old.

How many people named Dillon are alive today?

An estimated 64 thousand people named Dillon are alive in the United States, based on 66,270 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Dillon mean?

From the Irish surname, from Breton Leon and Norman Léon, named after Sir Henry de Leon of the Viscounty of Léon.

How popular is the name Dillon in 2025?

Dillon ranked #930 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 253 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dillon?

66,270 babies have been named Dillon in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dillon most popular?

Dillon peaked in 1992, when 5,082 newborns received the name.

Is Dillon a boy or girl name?

Dillon is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Dillon rising or falling?

Dillon is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Dillon become more popular?

Dillon is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 201 boys named Dillon in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Dillon?

Well-known people named Dillon include Dillon Francis (musician).

Names like Dillon

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