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Dillan

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

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

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2007

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2007 to 2007, ranging from #5201 to #5201.2007#5201#5201
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2007#5201

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

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2015: #699 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1121 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #573 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2015

    Highest recorded position: #242 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2015).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #242 in Republic of Ireland in 1998.

Dillan'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#29527HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#24439HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#31126HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#153416HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#186012HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#24048HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#186912HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#187512HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#192312HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#108126HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#112124HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#98829HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#69247HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#69548HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#63153HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#67846HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#62751HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#60452HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#78234HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#61746HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#65340HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#50052HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#54642HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#57735HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#47344HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#55434HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#53836HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#62928HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#69423HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#57329HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2434HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#2426HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3823HighVerified

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

Where Dillan is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Dillan, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2001Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1998Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: highest position in 200219962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#473 in 2001
Republic of Ireland1997–20157#242 in 1998
Northern Ireland2002–20144#243 in 2002
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What is known about Dillan

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #242 in Republic of Ireland in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.