Given name & surname
Dilan
“resembling a lion; a faithful man”
Dilan is a variant of Dillon. One interpretation is “resembling a lion; a faithful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dilan is a variant of Dillon. One interpretation is “resembling a lion; a faithful man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dilan is a variant of Dillon. An origin associated with Dillon is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dilan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,138
- 6,034 boys · 104 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 414 babies
- 2025
- 309
- #805 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +47%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 309 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 805 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 50.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (57). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,567 as a first name in 2020; 324 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dilan
- Dilan YeşilgözDutch politician (born 1977)
- Dilan Çiçek DenizTurkish actor and fashion model (born 1995)
- Dilan GwynSwedish-kurdish actressborn 1987
- Dilan ZúñigaChilean footballerborn 1996
- Dilan MarkandayTurkish-English association football player (born 2001)
- Dilan AğgülTurkish-German association football player (born 1998)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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