Dillin
Dillin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Andrew Dillin, American medical investigator Dick Dillin (1928–1980), American comics artist Matt Dillon, American actor and director Samuel Hugh Dillin (1914–2006), American judge
Meaning & Origin of Dillin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dillin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Andrew Dillin, American medical investigator Dick Dillin (1928–1980), American comics artist Matt Dillon, American actor and director Samuel Hugh Dillin (1914–2006), American judge
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The Story of Dillin
Dillin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 42 Dillins were born — ranking #1,914 that year. As of 2026, Dillin ranks #12,142 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 545 Dillins 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 Dillin
Dillin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 545 births in the dataset. Dillin's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,914. Use the chart and map above to compare Dillin'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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