Dillon
Dillon is a masculine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Dillon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dillon is a masculine given name.
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The Story of Dillon
Dillon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1892, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 5,063 Dillons were born — ranking #73 that year. As of 2026, Dillon ranks #897 for baby boys with 264 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 66K Dillons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Dillon
Dillon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 66K births in the dataset. Dillon's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #73. Use the chart and map above to compare Dillon'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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