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Dylan name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dylan ranks #41 in male records (6,208 reported) and #808 in female records (338 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Dylan becoming more popular?

Dylan's reported male count decreased by 1,279 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #28 to #41. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Dylan in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DylanFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.9,7200201620252016: 842 female records2017: 894 female records2018: 776 female records2019: 729 female records2020: 616 female records2021: 536 female records2022: 525 female records2023: 451 female records2024: 409 female records2025: 338 female records2016: 9,720 male records2017: 9,315 male records2018: 8,610 male records2019: 7,555 male records2020: 6,857 male records2021: 6,767 male records2022: 6,745 male records2023: 7,074 male records2024: 7,487 male records2025: 6,208 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20253388086,20841
20244096947,48728
20234516517,07434
20225255726,74542
20215365676,76744
20206164976,85742
20197294367,55539
20187763988,61031
20178943549,31529
20168423949,72032

Questions about Dylan’s popularity

How common is Dylan in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dylan ranks #41 in male records (6,208 reported) and #808 in female records (338 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Dylan?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Dylan only.

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