Dylan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1743 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Dylan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1743
US Rank #696
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 â 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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school â standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #696, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Dylan
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Dylan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Dylan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Dylan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 557 places over the last five years to #1743 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Dylan is more popular in the US (#696) than in the UK (#1743). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Dylan include: Dylan Llewellyn â Dylan John Llewellyn is an English actor.; Dylan Wang â Wang Hedi, also known as Dylan Wang, is a Chinese actor and singer.; Dylan Sprouse â Dylan Thomas Sprouse is an American actor..
Dylan ranks #28 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
17
UK babies named Dylan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 557 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Dylan
Likely around 1 other Dylan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Wang Hedi, also known as Dylan Wang, is a Chinese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Daoming Si in his acting debut Meteor Garden, as Dongfang Qingcang in Love Between Fairy and Devil, and as Xu Qi'an in Guardians of the Dafeng.
Dylan Thomas Sprouse is an American actor. He is known for his role as Zack Martin on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck, where he starred alongside his twin brother Cole Sprouse.
Dylan Harper is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and was drafted second overall in the 2025 NBA draft by the Spurs.