Dilys

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Dilys: Recorded since 1998, it reached #1,983 in 2006, and it stood at #2,115 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
27years from first to last
#1983highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1998–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1998	#3848
2000	#2416
2002	#3409
2003	#3594
2004	#3725
2005	#3382
2006	#1983
2007	#2895
2008	#2721
2009	#3936
2010	#2843
2011	#2636
2012	#2717
2013	#2649
2014	#2464
2015	#2496
2017	#3229
2018	#3985
2019	#3151
2020	#3117
2021	#5581
2022	#3148
2023	#3218
2024	#2115

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 girls in England and Wales in 24 of the 27 years from 1998 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1998–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #3848 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #1983 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1998–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Dilys by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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 Dilys in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000s	54	9 of 10	6
2010sbusiest	74	9 of 10	8
2020s	37	5 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 8 births a year.

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

Dilys 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 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1983 in England and Wales in 2006.

Dilys'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	#2115	13	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#3218	7	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#3148	7	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#5581	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3117	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#3151	7	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3985	5	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#3229	7	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2496	10	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2464	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2649	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2717	9	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#2636	9	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2843	8	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3936	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#2721	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#2895	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1983	11	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3382	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3725	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#3594	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#3409	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#2416	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#3848	3	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 1998 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,983, first reached in 2006.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in England and Wales in 2024.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

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 →
14 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#2,115position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
13births registered in its largest year, 2024Under 25 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.

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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.

Rishika · #1983, 22y
Riyana · #1983, 19y
Hershy · #1984, 20y
Kwadwo · #1981, 21y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

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

Rishika · #1983, 22y
Kidus · #1984, 18y
Kwadwo · #1981, 21y
Yechiel · #1981, 18y

Dilys 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 Dilys without appearing here.

Dilys moved ahead of

Geraldine Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3936 and #3936 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #2843 and #5707.
Kristine Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3936 and #3031 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2010 that had become #2843 and #5707.
Cameron Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3218 and #2201 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2115 and #4843.
Kerry Compare
In 2023 they stood at #5581 and #4634 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2115 and #4843.

Moved ahead of Dilys

Karin Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3117 and #4535 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #5581 and #3192.
Noah Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3229 and #3583 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3985 and #2499.
Harper Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1983 and #2137 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2007 that had become #2895 and #1573.
Rory Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3151 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #3117 and #1939.

Moved the opposite way to Dilys

Abigail Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Dilys went from #3848 to #2115 while Abigail went from #22 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Dilys went from #3848 to #2115 while Aimee went from #68 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Dilys went from #3848 to #2115 while Aisling went from #391 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Dilys went from #3848 to #2115 while Alex went from #179 to #2253.

Moved the same way as Dilys

Ada Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Dilys went from #3848 to #2115 and Ada from #3142 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Dilys went from #3848 to #2115 and Alma from #2165 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Dilys went from #3848 to #2115 and Alyssa from #561 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Dilys went from #3848 to #2115 and Amalie from #3848 to #1128.

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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 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1983 in England and Wales in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Dilys

Dilys at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Dilys by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Dilys appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Dilys and the names beside it

Dilys moved ahead of

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Dilys at a glance

Dilys by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Dilys appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Dilys and the names beside it

Dilys moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Dilys

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