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Unisex name

Dilyn

43% girls, 57% boys · last recorded 2024

Dilyn has been given to about 540 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 517
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dilyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 46
  • Born in 20250
  • All time540

How popular is Dilyn?

Its best year was 2003, when 46 babies were given the name, ranking 5131st. The typical living American called Dilyn is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Dilyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Addilyn0.78
  2. Ailyn0.78
  3. Madilyn0.71
  4. Dilan0.71
  5. Dillon0.69
  6. Dillan0.69
  7. Kailyn0.68
  8. Jailyn0.68

Middle names for Dilyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dilyn Anne0.81
  2. Dilyn Eve0.80
  3. Dilyn Elizabeth0.78
  4. Dilyn Catherine0.78
  5. Dilyn Josephine0.78
  6. Dilyn Rose0.77

Sibling names for Dilyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.79
  2. Brayanbrother · 0.78
  3. Tracebrother · 0.77
  4. Isabelasister · 0.77
  5. Anahisister · 0.77
  6. Keatonbrother · 0.76

Where Dilyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dilyn Anderson0.77
    2. Dilyn Reyes0.72
    3. Dilyn Moore0.72
    4. Dilyn Lee0.72
    5. Dilyn Hall0.72
    6. Dilyn Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dilyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.