Dylan is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #41 in 2025.
Dylan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #41 among boys (6,208) and #808 among girls (338) — overall #60 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,546 | 6,658 | #808 | #41 |
| 2024 | 7,896 | 8,022 | #694 | #28 |
| 2023 | 7,525 | 7,644 | #651 | #34 |
| 2022 | 7,270 | 7,417 | #572 | #42 |
| 2021 | 7,303 | 7,468 | #567 | #44 |
| 2020 | 7,473 | 7,661 | #497 | #42 |
| 2019 | 8,284 | 8,485 | #436 | #39 |
| 2018 | 9,386 | 9,629 | #398 | #31 |
| 2017 | 10,209 | 10,514 | #354 | #29 |
| 2016 | 10,562 | 10,934 | #394 | #32 |
| 2015 | 11,113 | 11,465 | #399 | #27 |
| 2014 | 11,244 | 11,607 | #394 | #29 |
| 2013 | 10,740 | 11,059 | #490 | #29 |
| 2012 | 10,596 | 10,845 | #512 | #31 |
| 2011 | 10,390 | 10,633 | #496 | #33 |
| 2010 | 11,028 | 11,287 | #576 | #31 |
| 2009 | 11,919 | 12,081 | #559 | #30 |
| 2008 | 12,291 | 12,418 | #527 | #31 |
| 2007 | 13,231 | 13,353 | #693 | #29 |
| 2006 | 13,551 | 13,644 | #735 | #26 |
| 2005 | 14,250 | 14,371 | #608 | #24 |
| 2004 | 15,472 | 15,562 | #475 | #19 |
| 2003 | 16,275 | 16,364 | #502 | #19 |
| 2002 | 15,077 | 15,157 | #883 | #23 |
| 2001 | 16,696 | 16,765 | #1,068 | #21 |
| 2000 | 15,533 | 15,596 | #1,436 | #24 |
| 1999 | 16,110 | 16,155 | #1,372 | #23 |
| 1998 | 14,715 | 14,763 | #1,099 | #25 |
| 1997 | 13,151 | — | #1,043 | #30 |
| 1996 | 12,195 | — | #1,152 | #33 |
| 1995 | 12,265 | — | #1,040 | #34 |
| 1994 | 12,737 | — | #915 | #32 |
| 1993 | 12,943 | — | #792 | #33 |
| 1992 | 15,227 | — | #1,101 | #28 |
| 1991 | 9,879 | — | #1,386 | #46 |
| 1990 | 4,491 | — | #1,850 | #83 |
| 1989 | 2,915 | — | #2,032 | #115 |
| 1988 | 2,213 | — | #2,101 | #137 |
| 1987 | 2,034 | — | #2,676 | #141 |
| 1986 | 1,868 | — | #2,744 | #149 |
| 1985 | 1,354 | — | #3,648 | #188 |
| 1984 | 992 | — | #3,766 | #231 |
| 1983 | 798 | — | #3,717 | #266 |
| 1982 | 709 | — | #7,039 | #290 |
| 1981 | 750 | — | #3,766 | #283 |
| 1980 | 838 | — | #4,573 | #265 |
| 1979 | 650 | — | #5,851 | #305 |
| 1978 | 488 | — | #7,123 | #351 |
| 1977 | 535 | — | #10,045 | #338 |
| 1976 | 404 | — | #9,696 | #386 |
| 1975 | 462 | — | #6,671 | #366 |
| 1974 | 394 | — | #5,456 | #395 |
| 1973 | 282 | — | #8,792 | #474 |
| 1972 | 308 | — | #7,534 | #454 |
| 1971 | 266 | — | #5,652 | #509 |
| 1970 | 323 | — | #5,504 | #457 |
| 1969 | 237 | — | #5,157 | #514 |
| 1968 | 121 | — | — | #686 |
| 1967 | 68 | — | #7,063 | #911 |
| 1966 | 62 | — | — | #928 |
| 1965 | 47 | — | — | #1,084 |
| 1964 | 38 | — | — | #1,266 |
| 1963 | 34 | — | — | #1,342 |
| 1962 | 19 | — | — | #1,867 |
| 1961 | 33 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1960 | 39 | — | — | #1,257 |
| 1959 | 30 | — | — | #1,447 |
| 1958 | 22 | — | — | #1,697 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | — | #2,530 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | — | #2,679 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | — | #2,336 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | — | #3,240 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #3,962 |