Male name
Dylan
61,874 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2008. Expression number: 2.
Origin
From Welsh mythology; possibly from Celtic for "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean." Unrelated to the name Dillon, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.From Wiktionary, entry “Dylan”, 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 2008: 3,391 births. 61,874 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 16th among boys' names in 2010. It is still given: 4,406 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 2001: 16,696 births. 434,951 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 19th among boys' names in 2003. It is given to girls (4%) as well as boys (96%). It really came into use around 1958. It is still given: 36,540 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2001: 538 births. 12,792 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 7th among boys' names in 1998. It really came into use around 1980. It is still given: 725 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 68,920 | 1900–2025 | 6th in 1996 |
| Argentina | 45,172 | 2012–2023 | 44th in 2014 |
| Quebec | 5,635 | 1980–2025 | 32nd in 2000 |
| Switzerland | 4,125* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 124 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Belgium | 110 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Austria | 104 | 1984–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, 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.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
4 + 7 + 3 + 1 + 5 = 20 → 2
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
7 + 1 = 8
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
4 + 3 + 5 = 12 → 3
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 6, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
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.