Boy name
Dilan
Dilan holds the #805 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 309 newborn boys in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#662 nationally, 414 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1980. The name's biggest fan base is in Kentucky (#526 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#805
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#662
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
309
boys named Dilan
Dilan popularity, 1880–2025
Where Dilan is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kentucky (#526), North Carolina (#539), Maryland (#571)
Uniqueness score
49/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Dilan in the most recent year of SSA data.