Born from the ocean
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Dilan is listed in our catalog as a boy name. Its listed meaning is "Born from the ocean". Listed origin: Welsh.
DIL-un
Catalog phonetic spelling
In 2024, Dilan ranked #660 in US Social Security name records for male births. This is the latest verified year in our catalog, not a live ranking.
| Birth year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #838 |
| 2021 | #873 |
| 2022 | #818 |
| 2023 | #759 |
| 2024 | #660 |
Source: Social Security Administration. US data is not a worldwide measure of usage. Missing years are not zero births.
Meanings, origins, pronunciations, and namesakes are catalog entries that have not yet completed source-by-source editorial review. Nicknames and middle-name pairings are ideas to try, not usage statistics. We show birth-name ranks only when the record includes source-file provenance; missing data is not evidence of rarity.
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Dilan is listed in our catalog as a boy name. Its listed meaning is "Born from the ocean". Listed origin: Welsh.
Our catalog's pronunciation guide is DIL-un. Pronunciation can vary by language and family.
In 2024, Dilan ranked #660 in US Social Security name records for male births. This is the latest verified year in our catalog, not a live ranking.
Ideas to try include Di. These are suggestions, not a measure of usage.
Try Dilan James, Dilan Alexander, Dilan William, Dilan Thomas aloud with your surname. These pairings are subjective suggestions.
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