NameTides

Dillon

Dillon was the #929 boys' name in the US in 2025 (253 babies), and #822 in England & Wales.

Dillon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Dillon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesIreland
Dillon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#929 (253)#822 (39)——#829 (3)—
2024#862 (280)#826 (39)#619 (4)—#394 (9)#1,583 (13)
2023#767 (336)#791 (41)#728 (3)#395 (3)#330 (12)#1,342 (15)
2022#724 (360)#727 (46)——#306 (14)#1,557 (12)
2021#669 (403)#598 (63)#605 (4)#374 (4)#312 (14)#1,109 (20)
2020#668 (392)#587 (61)#476 (6)#334 (4)#294 (15)#925 (25)
2019#640 (421)#568 (66)#609 (4)#254 (7)#370 (10)#1,152 (18)
2018#592 (463)#535 (72)#472 (6)#215 (9)#283 (16)#1,572 (11)
2017#525 (543)#493 (82)#442 (7)#229 (8)#257 (19)#741 (33)
2016#459 (670)#512 (79)#486 (6)#232 (8)#272 (17)#808 (30)
2015#448 (686)#485 (81)#426 (7)#288 (6)#257 (19)#827 (28)
2014#397 (787)#409 (99)#268 (16)#346 (4)#193 (30)#699 (36)
2013#379 (795)#326 (129)#366 (9)#303 (5)#209 (28)#748 (32)
2012#352 (872)#349 (125)#337 (10)#217 (9)#215 (27)#686 (35)
2011#345 (878)#305 (146)#304 (12)#191 (11)#183 (36)#617 (40)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1992 at #73.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1892.
  • In 2025, 14% of US babies named Dillon were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Dillon is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,000 to 1 in 8,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Dillon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #677ILMichigan: #829MINew York: #1,119NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: #529ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #846PANew Jersey: #766NJConnecticut: #498CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #862CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #625KYWest Virginia: #330WVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: #571MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: #775NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #450LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #765ALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,070TXFlorida: #958FL
Dillon (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DillonCanadaGirls—too few
DillonCanadaBoys—too few
DillonEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
DillonEngland & WalesBoys#82239
DillonIrelandBoys#8293
DillonNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DillonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DillonScotlandBoys—too few
DillonUSGirls#3,64541
DillonUSBoys#929253