Dilyn
Dilyn is a dog who lived with Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and his wife Carrie during their time at 10 Downing Street. He is a white, male Jack Russell cross and was born in 2018.
Meaning & Origin of Dilyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dilyn is a dog who lived with Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and his wife Carrie during their time at 10 Downing Street. He is a white, male Jack Russell cross and was born in 2018.
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The Story of Dilyn
As a girl name
Dilyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 24 Dilyns were born — ranking #5,092 that year. As of 2026, Dilyn ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 230 Dilyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dilyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 25 Dilyns were born — ranking #3,410 that year. As of 2026, Dilyn ranks #10,757 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 310 Dilyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Dilyn
Dilyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 310 births in the dataset. Dilyn's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #3,410. Use the chart and map above to compare Dilyn'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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