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.

Dillon: Recorded since 1980, it reached #86 in 1997, and it stood at #829 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
109times a registrar ranked it
46years from first to last
#86highest recorded position
20groupings it qualifies for

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2004–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2004	#4598
2015	#5730
2016	#4763
2017	#4063
2018	#4684
2020	#3447
2021	#2711
2022	#4645
2023	#5687
2024	#4192

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

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

In 2024: #394 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #619 among boys in Scotland, #826 among boys in England and Wales.

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

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1980–2025
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1980–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Dillon appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 42 years beginning in 1980, and has registered 1,074 births with the name.

Dillon across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Dillon's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#321 (1980)	#86 (1997)	#829 (2025)	42 of 46	1,074 (1980–2025)	69 (1997)
England and Wales · Boys	#187 (1996)	#158 (2004)	#826 (2024)	29 of 29	4,113 (1996–2024)	283 (2004)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#104 (1997)	#104 (1997)	#395 (2023)	26 of 27	268 (1997–2023)	23 (2004)
England and Wales · Girls	#4598 (2004)	#2711 (2021)	#4192 (2024)	10 of 21	46 (2004–2024)	9 (2021)

Dillon by decade in Republic of Ireland · 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 Dillon in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1980s	26	6 of 10	4
1990sbusiest	396	10 of 10	40
2000s	356	10 of 10	36
2010s	229	10 of 10	23
2020s	67	6 of 10	11

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1990s were its busiest decade, averaging 40 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Dillon appears in

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

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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4192	5	High	Verified
2024	England and Wales	male	#826	39	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#5687	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#791	41	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#4645	4	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#727	46	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2711	9	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#598	63	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3447	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#587	61	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#568	66	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#4684	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#535	72	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4063	5	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#493	82	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#512	79	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#5730	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#485	81	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#409	99	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#326	129	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#349	125	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#305	146	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#282	162	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#259	172	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#219	211	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#226	193	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#220	187	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#190	223	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#4598	3	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#158	283	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#170	230	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#171	224	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#177	196	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#195	167	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#185	179	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#169	198	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#177	185	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#187	174	High	Verified
1992	New Zealand	male	#93	63	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#395	3	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#374	4	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#334	4	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#254	7	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#215	9	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#229	8	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#232	8	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#288	6	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#346	4	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#303	5	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#217	9	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#191	11	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#173	14	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#182	13	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#187	12	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#189	11	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#163	13	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#185	10	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#112	23	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#172	10	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#157	10	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#162	10	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#165	9	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#122	16	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#122	17	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#104	22	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#829	3	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#394	9	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	12	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#306	14	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#312	14	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#294	15	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#370	10	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#283	16	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	19	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#272	17	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	19	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#193	30	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#209	28	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#215	27	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#183	36	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#214	27	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#185	31	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#178	35	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#166	33	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#178	26	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#148	32	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#143	31	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#108	48	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#119	38	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#120	37	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#105	45	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#86	59	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#89	48	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#86	69	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#109	49	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#89	61	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#113	43	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#125	33	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#154	22	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#242	6	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	6	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	7	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#304	3	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	5	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#258	5	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#619	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1980 and 2025, ranked in 42 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #86, first reached in 1997.

It held a top-100 place in 5 years, 3 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 283 births, registered in England and Wales in 2004.

1 registrar publishes it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1992, and 44 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

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.

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.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, 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.

Damon · #88, 37y
Jasmin · #84, 46y
Abel · #82, 43y
Chantelle · #78, 42y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Nikki · #88, 34y
Iona · #83, 32y
Mikaela · #90, 34y
Tyson · #82, 33y

Dillon was ranked #86 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1997. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Dillon 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 Dillon without appearing here.

Dillon moved ahead of

Tyler Compare
In 2020 they stood at #4684 and #3518 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2711 and #5581.
Kerry Compare
In 2020 they stood at #4684 and #4684 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2711 and #4634.
Pauline Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3447 and #3117 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2711 and #4634.
Cheryl Compare
In 2023 they stood at #5687 and #5687 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #4192 and #5891.

Moved ahead of Dillon

Bradley Compare
In 2024 they stood at #394 and #520 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #829 and #372.
Calum Compare
In 2024 they stood at #394 and #520 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #829 and #432.
Braxton Compare
In 2024 they stood at #394 and #655 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #829 and #577.
Fionn Compare
In 2021 they stood at #598 and #610 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #727 and #555.

Moved the opposite way to Dillon

Adam Compare
Between 1980 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dillon went from #321 to #829 while Adam went from #101 to #20.
Alex Compare
Between 1980 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dillon went from #321 to #829 while Alex went from #288 to #37.
Alexander Compare
Between 1980 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dillon went from #321 to #829 while Alexander went from #135 to #55.
Ben Compare
Between 1980 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dillon went from #321 to #829 while Ben went from #288 to #40.

Moved the same way as Dillon

Edward Compare
Between 1980 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dillon went from #321 to #829 and Edward from #44 to #125.
Erik Compare
Between 1980 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dillon went from #321 to #829 and Erik from #288 to #468.
Frank Compare
Between 1980 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dillon went from #321 to #829 and Frank from #191 to #286.
Julian Compare
Between 1980 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dillon went from #321 to #829 and Julian from #191 to #348.

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.

Dillon

Dillon at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Dillon across 4 official records

Dillon by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Dillon appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Dillon

Dillon and the names beside it

Dillon moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Dillon

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Dillon at a glance

Dillon across 4 official records

Dillon by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Dillon appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Dillon

Dillon and the names beside it

Dillon moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Dillon

Moved the opposite way to Dillon

Moved the same way as Dillon