The baby name Dillin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DILL-in (IPA: /ˈdɪlɪn/).
The baby name Dillin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DILL-in (IPA: /ˈdɪlɪn/).
Dillin is English, Irish in Origin.
Dillin is a modern English given name, chiefly a phonetic respelling of Dillon and Dylan. Dillon began as a surname in Ireland and Norman Britain - either the Anglo-Irish Ó Duilleáin (“descendant of Duilleán,” related to duille, ‘leaf’) or the Breton/French toponym de Léon - before crossing into given-name use in English. Dylan, by contrast, is a Welsh personal name from dy- “great” + llanw “tide, flow,” borne by the mythic sea figure Dylan ail Don.
Because Dillin arose amid the late-20th-century boom in Dylan/Dillon names, most parents treat it as a Dylan-style variant and read its meaning as “great tide” or “son of the sea.” The spelling remains uncommon, appearing in North American records from the 1980s onward. Close variants include Dillon, Dillion, Dylan, Dyllan, Dylon, and Dyllon; feminine or unisex forms such as Dylann also occur. Usage is contemporary and stylistically modern, with surname and Celtic overtones.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| Canada | Boys | 1994 | #287 | 8 | 1,673 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| United States | Boys | 2019 | #887 | 5 | 7,235 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,132 | 47 | 25,619 |
Dillin is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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