Dillian
Dillian is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dillian Gordon, British art historian and National Gallery curator Dillian Whyte, British boxer
Meaning & Origin of Dillian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dillian is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dillian Gordon, British art historian and National Gallery curator Dillian Whyte, British boxer
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The Story of Dillian
Dillian first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 41 Dillians were born — ranking #1,955 that year. As of 2026, Dillian ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 610 Dillians have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dillian
Dillian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 610 births in the dataset. Dillian's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,955. Use the chart and map above to compare Dillian's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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