Dhilan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Dhilan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Dhilan: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,050 in 2016, and it stood at #1,951 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
27times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1050highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1765
1999	#2425
2000	#2501
2001	#1467
2002	#2254
2003	#1771
2004	#1732
2005	#1716
2006	#2538
2007	#1361
2008	#1596
2009	#1425
2010	#1289
2011	#1342
2012	#1507
2013	#1147
2014	#1281
2015	#1902
2016	#1050
2017	#1289
2018	#1533
2019	#2488
2020	#2228
2021	#3451
2022	#3048
2023	#2325
2024	#1951

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 27 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1050 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1951 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Dhilan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Dhilan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	10	2 of 10	5
2000s	96	10 of 10	10
2010sbusiest	178	10 of 10	18
2020s	41	5 of 10	8

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 18 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Dhilan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1050 in England and Wales in 2016.

Dhilan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1951	12	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2325	9	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2228	9	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2488	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1533	16	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1289	20	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1050	27	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1902	12	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1281	20	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1147	22	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1507	16	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1342	18	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1289	19	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1425	16	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1596	13	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1361	16	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1716	10	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1732	9	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1771	8	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2254	5	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1467	9	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2501	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1765	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,050, first reached in 2016.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 27 births, registered in England and Wales in 2016.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
26 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#1,951position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
27births registered in its largest year, 201625 to 49 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Dhiaan · #1991, 12y
Dhian · #1692, 18y
Dhillon · #1113, 29y
Dhiya · #2008, 21y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Abu-Bakr · #1050, 29y
Dyfan · #1048, 29y
Imad · #1048, 29y
Rakeem · #1048, 27y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Abu-Bakr · #1050, 29y
Dyfan · #1048, 29y
Imad · #1048, 29y
Rakeem · #1048, 27y

Dhilan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Dhilan without appearing here.

Dhilan moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2325 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1951 and #5119.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2325 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3451 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2325 and #4991.
Robyn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2325 and #2325 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1951 and #4270.

Moved ahead of Dhilan

Arlo Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1467 and #1949 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #2254 and #848.
Tadhg Compare
In 2014 they stood at #1281 and #1630 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #1902 and #996.
Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2325 and #1461.
Ronny Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1771 and #1962 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1732 and #906.

Moved the opposite way to Dhilan

Matheo Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Dhilan went from #1361 to #1951 while Matheo went from #4333 to #1517.

Moved the same way as Dhilan

Brent Compare
Between 1996 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Dhilan went from #1765 to #3048 and Brent from #898 to #3449.
Tor Compare
Between 1996 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Dhilan went from #1765 to #3048 and Tor from #2020 to #3449.
Shannon Compare
Between 1996 and 2019 in England and Wales · Boys, Dhilan went from #1765 to #2488 and Shannon from #1168 to #4702.
Kelly Compare
Between 2001 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Dhilan went from #1467 to #2325 and Kelly from #1467 to #3523.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1050 in England and Wales in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Dhilan

Dhilan at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Dhilan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Dhilan appears in

Popularity data

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Dhilan at a glance

Dhilan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Dhilan appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Dhilan and the names beside it

Dhilan moved ahead of

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