Given name & surname
Dillion
“resembling a lion; a faithful man”
Dillion is a variant of Dillon. One interpretation is “resembling a lion; a faithful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dillion is a variant of Dillon. One interpretation is “resembling a lion; a faithful man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dillion 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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dillion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,661
- 3,655 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 354 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,446 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,446 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 354 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,882 as a first name in 2020; 1,735 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.
Dillion’s family of names
Dillion has a related form in Dillon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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