Dylan
Dylan is a well-established choice, ranked #72 in 2025. With 717 babies named Dylan in 2025, meeting another Dylan at school is a real possibility.
About the Name Dylan
Dylan is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 557 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #27 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 3 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Dylan is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Dylan on the register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #696, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Dylan
- Dylan Llewellyn — Dylan John Llewellyn is an English actor.
- Dylan Wang — Wang Hedi, also known as Dylan Wang, is a Chinese actor and singer.
- Dylan Sprouse — Dylan Thomas Sprouse is an American actor.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Dylan
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Dylan
Almost certainly the only Dylan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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