Dillon

#3,645 for girls in 2025, 41 births · #929 for boys in 2025, 253 births
Given to boys 98.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1992 · 5,062 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
2 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
65,225
since 1892

Dillon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #73, 1992boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,64541#929253
2024#3,22549#862280
2023#2,85259#767336
2022#2,99555#724360
2021#3,15751#669403
2020#2,71261#668392
2019#3,61142#640421
2018#3,34647#592463
2017#3,55243#525543
2016#3,99637#459670
2015#4,85328#448686
2014#4,10336#397787
2013#5,14326#379795
2012#5,39825#352872
2011#5,20726#345878
2010#7,51316#3041,055
2009#5,70924#2921,131
2008#4,88230#2661,308
2007#6,55220#2351,549
2006#8,23714#2231,610
2005#7,89114#2031,897
2004#4,60129#1971,951
2003#5,58621#1882,011
2002#7,44414#2011,847
2001#7,31714#1752,141
2000#9,16310#1692,263
1999#8,80510#1422,682
1998#5,58318#1342,838
1997#4,81921#1322,887
1996#5,28018#1213,025
1995#5,67716#1223,035
1994#5,24918#1013,534
1993#3,68129#904,282
1992#4,84920#735,062
1991#5,39917#1033,634
1990#7,30311#1841,682
1989#6,95511#2511,027
1988#7,11110#293787
1987#8,7787#307700
1986#8,5237#329603
1985—#436381
1984—#515275
1983—#553231
1982—#672170
1981—#682161
1980—#671166
1979—#87599
1978—#1,05169
1977—#1,01971
1976—#1,19052
1975—#1,23847
1974—#1,13552
1973—#1,40036
1972—#2,02020
1971—#1,98721
1970—#2,29316
1969—#3,5957
1968—#3,6736
1967—#2,9858
1966—#2,9868
1965—#2,7809
1964—#4,0395
1963—#3,0448
1962—#2,8489
1961—#2,40912
1960—#3,3377
1959—#3,6196
1958——
1957—#3,0248
1956—#2,9698
1955—#2,9648
1954—#2,44911
1953—#2,7099
1952—#2,15313
1951—#3,3646
1950—#3,0217
1949—#2,33711
1948—#3,3166
1947—#2,8628
1946—#2,03013
1945—#2,5748
1944—#2,30910
1943—#1,98614
1942—#2,7128
1941—#2,4919
1940—#3,4595
1939—#2,15911
1938—#2,18511
1937—#2,4799
1936—#2,18411
1935—#2,12712
1934—#1,78316
1933—#2,36810
1932—#1,99514
1931—#1,92715
1930—#2,07914
1929—#2,7669
1928—#1,82218
1927—#2,29813
1926—#1,72020
1925—#2,08915
1924—#1,89418
1923—#1,81619
1922—#1,95217
1921—#1,82919
1920—#1,69421
1919—#2,26513
1918—#2,07315
1917—#1,75518
1916—#1,50522
1915—#1,96814
1914—#1,60815
1913—#1,31116
1912—#2,2696
1911—#1,2908
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First appearance
1892

The first year at least five boys were named Dillon! It came in at #956, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1893–1894, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Dillon is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #81 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 314 boysAKMaine: #86 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 387 boysMEVermont: #70 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 263 boysVTNew Hampshire: #95 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 511 boysNHWashington: #82 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 356 boysWAIdaho: #66 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 238 boysIDMontana: #52 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 164 boysMTNorth Dakota: #62 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 212 boysNDMinnesota: #83 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 352 boysMNIllinois: #156 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 902 boysILWisconsin: #83 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 372 boysWIMichigan: #108 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 624 boysMINew York: #143 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 908 boysNYMassachusetts: #122 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 944 boysMARhode Island: #106 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 594 boysRIOregon: #94 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 419 boysORNevada: #51 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 187 boysNVWyoming: #71 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 236 boysWYSouth Dakota: #79 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 303 boysSDIowa: #72 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 280 boysIAIndiana: #97 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 487 boysINOhio: #96 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 545 boysOHPennsylvania: #103 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 642 boysPANew Jersey: #109 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 742 boysNJConnecticut: #112 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 744 boysCTCalifornia: #126 for boys · 483 births · 1 in 596 boysCAUtah: #76 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 290 boysUTColorado: #74 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 315 boysCONebraska: #56 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 179 boysNEMissouri: #74 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 327 boysMOKentucky: #98 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 516 boysKYWest Virginia: #112 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 607 boysWVVirginia: #134 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 859 boysVAMaryland: #169 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,127 boysMDDelaware: #160 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 937 boysDEArizona: #79 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 338 boysAZNew Mexico: #111 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 460 boysNMKansas: #86 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 315 boysKSArkansas: #99 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 427 boysARTennessee: #93 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 471 boysTNNorth Carolina: #90 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 501 boysNCSouth Carolina: #79 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 401 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #314 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,580 boysDCOklahoma: #40 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 149 boysOKLouisiana: #86 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 378 boysLAMississippi: #113 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 540 boysMSAlabama: #139 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 733 boysALGeorgia: #111 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 624 boysGAHawaii: #82 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 348 boysHITexas: #122 for boys · 275 births · 1 in 557 boysTXFlorida: #108 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 623 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#40 · 1 in 149
  2. Nevada#51 · 1 in 187
  3. Montana#52 · 1 in 164
  4. Nebraska#56 · 1 in 179
  5. North Dakota#62 · 1 in 212

Best ever in a state: #26 in Oklahoma, 1992.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#401391 in 149
Nevada#51491 in 187
Montana#52271 in 164
Nebraska#56591 in 179
North Dakota#62201 in 212
Idaho#66291 in 238
Vermont#70121 in 263
Wyoming#71101 in 236
Iowa#72641 in 280
Colorado#74771 in 315
Missouri#741141 in 327
Utah#76571 in 290
Arizona#79901 in 338
South Carolina#79581 in 401
South Dakota#79151 in 303
Alaska#81141 in 314
Hawaii#82201 in 348
Washington#821011 in 356
Minnesota#83881 in 352
Wisconsin#83881 in 372
Kansas#86511 in 315
Louisiana#86821 in 378
Maine#86191 in 387
North Carolina#90921 in 501
Tennessee#93751 in 471
Oregon#94471 in 419
New Hampshire#95141 in 511
Ohio#961461 in 545
Indiana#97821 in 487
Kentucky#98481 in 516
Arkansas#99351 in 427
Pennsylvania#1031251 in 642
Rhode Island#106111 in 594
Florida#1081431 in 623
Michigan#1081101 in 624
New Jersey#109721 in 742
Georgia#111781 in 624
New Mexico#111251 in 460
Connecticut#112291 in 744
West Virginia#112171 in 607
Mississippi#113311 in 540
Massachusetts#122441 in 944
Texas#1222751 in 557
California#1264831 in 596
Virginia#134491 in 859
Alabama#139361 in 733
New York#1431481 in 908
Illinois#156971 in 902
Delaware#16051 in 937
Maryland#169291 in 1,127
District of Columbia#31451 in 1,580

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dillon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 67 spots since 2024 (#862 → #929)
  • 261 spots since 2020 (#668 → #929)
  • 481 spots since 2015 (#448 → #929)
  • Biggest jump: 204 spots in 1980 (#875 → #671)
  • Biggest drop: 95 spots in 2024 (#767 → #862)
Rise & fade · boys
100 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1892
  • Peaked 1992 at #73 (5,062 births)
  • Births halved by 2000, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1992–1993
  • Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1979–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 395
  • Highest: 1 in 395 boys born in 1992 were named Dillon (0.25%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,751 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 50.1% of all boys named Dillon (32,661) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s12#956 (1892)#967
1900s0——
1910s127#1,290 (1911)#1,783
1920s169#1,694 (1920)#1,988
1930s123#1,783 (1934)#2,129
1940s92#1,986 (1943)#2,608
1950s76#2,153 (1952)#2,919
1960s79#2,409 (1961)#3,170
1970s483#875 (1979)#1,421
1980s4,501#251 (1989)#471
1990s32,661#73 (1992)#120
2000s17,708#169 (2000)#215
2010s7,170#304 (2010)#444
2020s2,024#668 (2020)#770

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dillon in 1991

girls
#5,399
17 births · 1 in 110,295 girls
boys
#103
3,634 births · 1 in 556 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #5,399Dillon17

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #103Dillon3,634
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 110,295 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 65.1% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dillon
  1. #5,181Yeni18
  2. #5,181Young18
  3. #5,181Ysenia18
  4. #5,399Dillon17
  5. #5,399Abra17
  6. #5,399Aesha17
  7. #5,399Aidan17
  8. #5,659Aaliyah16
  9. #5,659Abilene16
  10. #5,659Adelita16

Tied with 259 names at #5,399; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 556 of them was named Dillon, which outranked 98.9% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dillon
  1. #100Joel3,762
  2. #101Ronald3,670
  3. #102Donald3,650
  4. #103Dillon3,634
  5. #104Chad3,585
  6. #105Spencer3,564
  7. #106Wesley3,267
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991 →