Dillon

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A few things about Dillon you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dillon

Dillon Brooks

Canadian basketball player (born 1996)

Choose Dillon and your child shares a first name with Dillon Brooks, a Canadian basketball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dillon, like who?” Dillon Brooks's Wikipedia article is available in 26 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 6,752 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Dillon, 253 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dillon would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDillon first shows up in US birth records in 1892, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 133 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1992, when it ranked #73. Today it's #929, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowDillon was 7.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 868 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 6,752.
• 🍂TrendDillon has slipped 261 places over the last five years and now sits at #929. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedDillon is most popular in West Virginia, where it ranks #330, followed by Louisiana (#450) and Connecticut (#498). It's in the top 1,000 in 19 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlDillon is given to both boys and girls: 86% of the 294 babies named Dillon in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Dillon

Dillon is a gender-neutral name of Irish and Irish surname origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-lon”. US birth records list Dillon for boys from 1892 to 2025, in 116 of those 134 years. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked #73 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #929, with 253 babies. Of the 294 US babies named Dillon in 2025, 14% were girls and 86% were boys.

Origin:Irish namesIrish surname names