Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dylann isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
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
Dylann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,293
- 387 boys · 906 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #6,915 for girls · #11,020 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −53%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 31% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,915 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 54.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 56 in 2016. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 977 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.
Dylann’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Dylann, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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