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Meaning of the nameDilan

Dylan is a masculine name of Welsh origin, formed from dy- and llanw ('tide'); Dilan is the simplified spelling.

Meaning

“dy- ('to') + llanw ('tide')”

Source: Wiktionary: Dylan · Behind the Name: Dylan

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People (2022)
1,829
Rank in Brazil
#5,445
Median age
6 years
2010 Census
718
people

Dilan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dilan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (654 people).

41 women 1,788 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Dilan is most common

States with the highest share of people named Dilan in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  2. São Paulo 0.001%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5670.001%
Santa Catarina1640.002%
Paraná1440.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1420.001%
Rio de Janeiro1350.001%
Minas Gerais920.000%
Bahia860.001%
Amazonas800.002%
Roraima630.010%
Pará500.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul380.001%
Ceará300.000%
Pernambuco280.000%
Goiás280.000%
Espírito Santo270.001%
Distrito Federal270.001%
Maranhão210.000%
Mato Grosso210.001%
Rio Grande do Norte150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Dilan

Dylan comes from Welsh, formed from dy- (a prefix indicating direction, 'to') and llanw ('tide, flow'), according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name, which do not give a single meaning for the combination. Behind the Name also records Dylan as the name of a character in the Mabinogi, in the narratives of Welsh mythology. Wiktionary records Dilan, in English, as a variation of Dylan. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,877 people named Dylan and 1,829 named Dilan. In both spellings, most were born from 2010 onward.

A spelling with i in place of y; it is the less frequent of the pair. Wiktionary separately records Dilan as a female name in Kurdish and in Turkish.

Other spellings of Dilan

SpellingPeople (2022)
Dylan2,877
Dilan1,829

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Dylan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Dylan · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Dilan · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Dilan

What does the name Dilan mean?

Dilan means “dy- ('to') + llanw ('tide')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Dilan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,829 people with the first name Dilan, which ranks it number 5,445 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Dilan a boy's or a girl's name?

Dilan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 41 women and 1,788 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Dilan?

Dilan is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Dilan most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Dilan (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Dilan?

Dylan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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