Dylon is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dylon means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dylon across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dylon has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dylon is a boy name of Welsh origin meaning “variant of Dylan, son of the sea”. A respelling of Dylan, from the Welsh for great tide.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,517 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 266 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 14 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 30 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dylon per year, United States (1973 to 2025). United States peaked in 1992 (258/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2001 (24/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1998 (12/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1997 (6/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1998 (3/yr).
Dylon is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1992, when it ranked #1,403 nationally (given to 258 babies that year).
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