Meaning of the nameDylan

Dylan is a spelling of the name Dilan, which means “dy- ('to') + llanw ('tide')”.

Meaning

“dy- ('to') + llanw ('tide')”

Meaning of the name Dilan, of which Dylan is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Dylan · Behind the Name: Dylan

People (2022): 2,877
Rank in Brazil: #4,007
Median age: 5 years
2010 Census: 649; people

Dylan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dylan, 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 (1,234 people).

46 women 2,831 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 Dylan is most common

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

Santa Catarina 0.003%
Amazonas 0.003%
São Paulo 0.002%
Paraná 0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	824	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	270	0.002%
Santa Catarina	227	0.003%
Paraná	216	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	205	0.002%
Minas Gerais	172	0.001%
Bahia	119	0.001%
Amazonas	113	0.003%
Roraima	87	0.014%
Pernambuco	83	0.001%
Ceará	71	0.001%
Pará	65	0.001%
Goiás	61	0.001%
Espírito Santo	47	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	43	0.002%
Maranhão	37	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	35	0.001%
Distrito Federal	34	0.001%
Alagoas	29	0.001%
Sergipe	29	0.001%
Mato Grosso	28	0.001%
Paraíba	24	0.001%
Piauí	21	0.001%

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

The spelling Dylan

The original Welsh spelling, with y; it is the most common in the group.

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.

Other spellings of Dilan

Spelling	People (2022)
Dylan	2,877
Dilan	1,829

Sources

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

Questions about the name Dylan

What does the name Dylan mean?

Dylan means “dy- ('to') + llanw ('tide')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Dilan, of which Dylan is a spelling.

How many people are named Dylan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,877 people with the first name Dylan, which ranks it number 4,007 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

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

Dylan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 46 women and 2,831 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Dylan?

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

In which Brazilian state is Dylan most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Dylan (227 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Dylan?

Dilan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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