Male name
Dillon
4,201 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2004. Expression number: 3.
Origin
From the Irish surname, from Breton Leon and Norman Léon, named after Sir Henry de Leon of the Viscounty of Léon. Related to the surname Lyon. Unrelated to the name Dylan, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.From Wiktionary, entry “Dillon”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2004: 286 births. 4,201 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. It is still given: 252 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1992: 5,082 births. 66,270 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 73rd among boys' names in 1992. It really came into use around 1916. It is still given: 1,887 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1997: 69 births. 1,074 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 86th among boys' names in 1999. It really came into use around 1992. It is still given: 52 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
4 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 5 = 30 → 3
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
9 + 6 = 15 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
4 + 3 + 3 + 5 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.