Dylan
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| Gender: | male | |
| Pronunciation: | DIL-an, DILL-en, DUL-an, DIL-un | |
| Meaning: | son of the sea, born from the ocean | |
| Related Names: | Dylon, Dillon, Dyllan, Dillan, Dillan, Dillon, Dyllan, Dyllon, Dylon, Dylonn |
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ORIGIN AND HISTORY
The name Dylan is believed to be derived from the Celtic “dy” meaning “great” and “llanw” meaning “sea” or “rising tide.”
In Welsh mythology, Dylan - son of Gwyddion and Arianrhod – was a God of the sea, who was accidentally killed by his uncle, Govannon, a Smith God.
POPULARITY
According to the 1990 United States Census, Dylan ranked as the 546th most popular male first name. In the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular boys' names five decades since 1880, including the four most recent ones, and in the Top 1,000 most popular girls' names one decade since 1880, including the most recent one. In the 21st century, the name ranked in the Top 50 most popular boys' names every year from 2000 (24th) through 2006 (26th).
United States Popularity of the boy's name Dylan in the 21st Century:
- Year: 2006 Rank:26th
- Year: 2005 Rank:24th
- Year: 2004 Rank:19th
- Year: 2003 Rank:19th
- Year: 2002 Rank:23rd
- Year: 2001 Rank:21st
- Year: 2000 Rank:24th
United States Popularity of the girl's name Dylan in the 21st Century:
- Year: 2006 Rank:733rd
- Year: 2005 Rank:609th
- Year: 2004 Rank:475th
- Year: 2003 Rank:499th
- Year: 2002 Rank:890th
In 2007, the popularity of the boy’s name Dylan ranked 29th in Australia, 43rd in Belgium, 19th in England/Wales, 2nd in Wales and 22nd in New Zealand.
FACTS
- “Dylan” is a multi-paradigm, dynamic and reflective programming language created by Apple in the 1990s.
NAMESAKES
- “Dylan” is the name of a play written by Sidney Michaels about the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
- “Dylan” is the name of two albums (1973 & 2000) by rocker Bob Dylan.
- “Dylan Krieger,” played by Bitsie Tulloch, is one of the main characters in the television drama “Quarterlife.”
FAMOUS PERSONS
- Dylan McDermott – Film and television actor who was nominated for one primetime Emmy Award, won a Golden Globe Award for “Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series – Drama” in 1997 for the television show “The Practice” and was nominated for two other Golden Globe Awards.
- Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman) – Famous rock and roll musician who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. He won Grammy Awards in each of the last four decades. Additionally, he won an Academy Award (Oscar) for “Best Music, Original Song” for the 2000 movie Wonder Boys.
- Dylan Bierk – Television and film actress from Canada.
- Dylan Thomas Sprouse – Television and film actor, born in 1992, who has been nominated for several Awards.
- Jakob Luke Dylan – Lead singer of the rock music group “The Wallflowers.” He is also the youngest child of musician Bob Dylan.
- Dylan Marlais Thomas – Welsh poet regarded as one of the most influential of the 20th century.
NOTES
OTHER DYLAN'S
Dylan Smith, Dylan Johnson, Dylan Williams, Dylan Jones, Dylan Brown, Dylan Davis, Dylan Miller, Dylan Wilson, Dylan Moore, Dylan Taylor, Dylan Abbott, Dylan Abell, Dylan Abraham, Dylan Abrahams, Dylan Abrams, Dylan Abshire, Dylan Acerra, Dylan Achey, Dylan Achter, Dylan Ackerman, Dylan Ackermann, Dylan Acosta, Dylan Acree, Dylan Adams, Dylan Adamson, Dylan Adkisson, Dylan Administra, Dylan Affolter, Dylan Agathe, Dylan Ahearn, Dylan Ahern, Dylan Ahkuoi, Dylan Ahn, Dylan Ahr, Dylan Ahrens, Dylan Aiman, Dylan Akin, Dylan Akre, Dylan Aksomitas, Dylan Alasky, Dylan Aamodt, Dylan Aaron, Dylan Abernathy, Dylan Abler, Dylan Abruscato, Dylan Acaylar, Dylan Ackinson, Dylan Acres, Dylan Ade, Dylan Adkins, More results
Author: Rich Kachold
| Gender | male + |
| Length | 5 + |
| Meaning | son of the sea, born from the ocean + |
| Meaningnc | son of the sea, born from the ocean + |
| Name | dylan + |
| Popularity | 1 + |
| Pronunciation | DIL-an, DILL-en, DUL-an, DIL-un + |
| Rank in 2000s | 22 + |
| Related | Dylon +, Dillon +, Dyllan +, Dillan +, Dyllon +, and Dylonn + |
