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The baby name Dillen is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': 'ˈdɪlən', 'respelling': 'DIL-en'}.

Dillen is English, Irish, Welsh in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English, Irish, Welsh
Pronunciation: {'IPA': 'ˈdɪlən', 'respelling': 'DIL-en'}

What is the meaning of the name Dillen ?

The baby name Dillen is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': 'ˈdɪlən', 'respelling': 'DIL-en'}.

Dillen is English, Irish, Welsh in Origin.

Dillen is a modern English given name most often treated as a spelling variant of Dylan/Dillon. Its deepest linguistic root is Welsh Dylan, from elements meaning “great tide/flow,” attached to the mythic figure Dylan ail Don in the Mabinogion; the name is commonly interpreted as “son of the sea” or “great wave.”

Use as a first name accelerated in the 20th century through the cultural visibility of the poet Dylan Thomas and, later, Bob Dylan, prompting a wave of creative spellings; Dillen appears in records from the late 1900s onward in the US, UK, and beyond. A secondary influence is the Irish surname Dillon, from Norman French de Léon (“of Léon,” in Brittany), which also fed modern given-name use. Related forms include Dylan, Dillon, Dillan, Dilan, Dyllan, and Dyllen. Dillen is pronounced DILL-en and is used for all genders.

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Dillen – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
Canada Boys 1997 #300 6 1,830
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
ZA 0 #468 7 14,421
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
SG Boys 0 #736 4 17,960
United States Boys 2023 #894 5 7,053
NL Boys 0 #935 17 5,873
United States Girls 2007 #952 5 10,181
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
ZA Boys 0 #1,096 83 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,234 3 25,928
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Dillen is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
AE
CO
DZ

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People also ask about Dillen

Dillen is predominantly a boy's name.
Dillen is a 2 syllable name, pronounced {'IPA': 'ˈdɪlən', 'respelling': 'DIL-en'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Dillon, Dylan, Dillan, Dilan, Dylann and Dylin.
Across languages, Dillen has these equivalents: Dylan (Welsh), Dillon (Irish), Dilan (alternate/international).
Yes — Dillen ranked #300 in Canada in 1997, and appears in official birth registries across 2 countries.
Dillen ranks highest in Canada (#300 in 1997).
Dillen's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #861 in 2013 to #894 in 2023 in United States.