Alvin vs Dilan
Alvin and Dilancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Alvin was ranked #710 and Dilan #610 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Alvin was ranked #1132 and Dilan #1076 among boys in England and Wales.
Alvin and Dilan over time
Alvin and Dilan appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Dilan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alvin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dilan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alvin in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alvin and Dilan changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1132 and #1076.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alvin held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Dilan in 21.
Highest recorded here: Alvin #638 in 2007, Dilan #588 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alvin #1132, Dilan #1076.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Alvin | Dilan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #160 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1076 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alvin and Dilan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #373 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #160 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Dilan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1522 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2018
Highest recorded position: #500 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1076 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys