What does Dylan mean?

Dylan means "sea"

How do we pronounce Dylan?

Dylan \dy-lan, dyl-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Dylan is sometimes used as a baby name girl name. Its pronunciation is DIHLahN in English or DAHLaeN in Welsh 1.

1 Pronunciation for Dylan: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)"

What is the origin of Dylan?

Dylan is used predominantly in the English, German, and Welsh languages, and its origin is Welsh. The name is of the meaning sea. Derived from the elements 'dylif' meaning flood ; 'dy' meaning great ; 'llanw' meaning flow, tide. In Welsh mythology and the Mabinogi, Dylan Eli Ton ('Son of the Wave') was the god of the sea, the son of Aranrhod, and the twin of Lleu Llaw Gyffes. The name has been popularized by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), and in modern times by the US folk singer Bob Dylan (1941-). The singer, generally known as Dylan, adopted the poet's surname as his stage name after being inspired by the Marshal Matt Dillon character in the popular TV western series Gunsmoke (1955-1975). In the late 20th century, the name was further publicized as the name of the lead character Dylan McKay portrayed by Luke Perry in the prime time TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000). The name name Dilyn origin (English) is the female version of Dylan. Dylan has 18 variants. Alternatives comprise Dilan pronounciation, baby name Dillen, Dillion name, Dylane definition, Dylen pronounciation, Dylin name popularity, nicknames for Dyllan, Dyllen meaning and origin, Dyllin name popularity, Dyllon meaning, Dyllun name, name Dyllyn, Dylon name, name Dylun origin, and name Dylyn meaning. The variant spellings Dillan meaning and Dillon name are other English forms. A foreign variant is the contraction Dyl meaning (Welsh). Dylan is a very popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1960s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the height of its usage in 2001, 0.798% of baby boys were given the name Dylan. Its ranking then was #21. In 2010, its usage was 0.514% and its ranking #31, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2010, Dylan was used 10 times more than the next ranked name, baby name Dillon. In the past century Dylan has predominantly been a baby boy name. In 2009, baby boys named Dylan outnumbered girls by 20 times.

The following famous people share the name Dylan:

  • Actor Dylan Sprouse, born 4 August 1992, Tuscany, Italy
  • Poet Dylan Thomas, born 27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953, Swansea, Wales
  • Singer Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, 24 May 1941, Duluth, Minnesota.

List of baby names Dylan:

short names for Dillan (English), meaning of Dillen (English), nicknames for Dillon (English), Dylane meaning and origin, meaning of Dylen, Dyllen name, Dyllun meaning and origin (English), Dailin meaning, name Dalan meaning (English), short names for Dalen (English), Dalin name popularity (English), what does the name Dallan mean (English), name Dallen origin (English), Dallin name (English), baby name Dallman, Dallon meaning (English), short names for Dallyn, meaning of Dalman, Dalmon pronounciation, and baby name Dalon (English).

The baby name Dylan fun facts:

The name Dylan in reverse order is "Nalyd".

The numerological value of the name Dylan is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Dylan?

Dylan is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.54%
20130.54%
20120.53%
20110.52%
20100.55%
20090.57%
20080.57%
20070.62%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames