Given name
Dillyn
“resembling a lion; a faithful man”
Dillyn is a variant of Dillon. One interpretation is “resembling a lion; a faithful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dillyn is a variant of Dillon. One interpretation is “resembling a lion; a faithful man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dillyn 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 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dillyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 634
- 412 boys · 222 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −65%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 531 as a first name 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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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