boy's name

Dilon

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 468

Dilon is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2003, when 27 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1987.

Dilon over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

196
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Dilon by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 12
1990s 155
2000s 196
2010s 56
2020s (to 2023) 5

How popular is Dilon?

In 2023, Dilon was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Dilon is used

Canada #2,380 5 in 2005
England & Wales #5,278 3 in 2017
United States #12,379 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Dilon

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dilon also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dilon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dilon

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dilon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dilon

How popular is the name Dilon?

In 2023, Dilon was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Dilon a girl's or a boy's name?

Dilon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Dilon most popular?

Dilon peaked in 2003, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.