Given name
Dyllan
“daughter of the waves”·“son of the sea”
Dyllan is a variant of Dylan. Interpretations include “daughter of the waves” (Welsh) and “son of the sea” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dyllan is a variant of Dylan. Interpretations include “daughter of the waves” (Welsh) and “son of the sea” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dyllan is a variant of Dylan. A possible origin is Welsh, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dyllan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,802
- 3,302 boys · 500 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 187 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #7,321 for boys · #12,251 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 73% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,321 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 181 in 1999. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,110 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dyllan
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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