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Dillon

maleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2004–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2004 to 2025, ranging from #2711 to #5927.20042015201620172018202020212022202320242025#2711#5927
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2004#4598
2015#5730
2016#4763
2017#4063
2018#4684
2020#3447
2021#2711
2022#4645
2023#5687
2024#4192
2025#5927

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 · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 42 of the 46 years from 1980 to 2025.

In 2025: #822 among boys in England and Wales, #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1980–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1980

    First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1980–2025

    Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1980–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1980 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #86 in Republic of Ireland in 1999.

Dillon'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 Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#82239HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#41925HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#82639HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#79141HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#72746HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#27119HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#59863HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#34476HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#58761HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#56866HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#53572HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#40635HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#49382HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#51279HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#57303HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#48581HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#40999HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#326129HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#349125HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#305146HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#282162HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#259172HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#219211HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#226193HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#220187HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#190223HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#158283HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#170230HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#171224HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#177196HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#195167HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#185179HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#169198HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#177185HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#187174HighVerified
1992New Zealandmale#9363HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3953HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3344HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#2547HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#2159HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#2298HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#2328HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#2886HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3464HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3035HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#2179HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#19111HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#17314HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#18213HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#18712HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#18911HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#16313HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#18510HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#11223HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#17210HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#15710HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#16210HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#1659HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#12216HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#12217HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#10422HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#3949HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#33012HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#30614HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#31214HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#29415HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#37010HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#28316HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#25719HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#27217HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#25719HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#19330HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#20928HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#21527HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#18336HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#21427HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#18531HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#17835HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#16633HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#17826HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#14832HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#14331HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#10848HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#11938HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#12037HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#10545HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#8659HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#8948HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#8669HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#10949HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#8961HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#11343HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#12533HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#15422HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#2426HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#2456HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#2227HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#3043HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#2505HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#6194HighVerified

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

Where Dillon is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Dillon, between 1980 and 2025, in 42 of those 46 years. 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1980–202542#86 in 1997
New Zealand19921#93 in 1992
England and Wales1996–202530#158 in 2004
Northern Ireland1997–202326#104 in 1997
Scotland20241#619 in 2024

Its high point came 32 years earlier in New Zealand (1992) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

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.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1980 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #86 in Republic of Ireland in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.