Dilan vs Kaydon
Dilan and Kaydoncompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dilan was ranked #1076 and Kaydon #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Dilan and Kaydon over time
Dilan and Kaydon appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Dilan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kaydon 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 Kaydon 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
Dilan and Kaydon changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2000 and 2024, ending at #1076 and #3254.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Dilan #596 in 2009, Kaydon #678 in 2010.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 2000–2024
Dilan held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Kaydon in 2.
Highest recorded here: Dilan #596 in 2009, Kaydon #678 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dilan #1076, Kaydon #3254.
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 | Dilan | Kaydon |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| 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, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1076 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dilan and Kaydon both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
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
Kaydon
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #1425 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #678 among boys in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys