Boy · Welsh
Dylan
Say it: DUL-an
Meaning
Uncertain. Linked to the sea through Dylan ail Don of the Mabinogi, but 'son of the sea' is that figure's epithet, not the name's meaning.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 398,187 babies given this name since 1953
- At its height in 2001, about 1 in 118 boys
- 7,398 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Early Welsh tales, poetry and genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.