Masculine dossier · first seen 1953

Dylan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dylan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2001

Peak era

2001

Peak rank proxy

16,497

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1953Peak 20012024

Peak year

2001

Decline from peak

54.8%

2024

7,464

All-time

412,422

Dylan is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2001, when 16,497 boys were named Dylan.

In 2024, only 7,464 boys were given the name.

Down 54.8% from its peak.

All told, about 412,422 Americans have been named Dylan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1953.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2001

200116,497 boys named Dylan

20247,464 boys named Dylan

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