as a First Name
Welsh: of uncertain origin, probably connected with a Celtic word meaning ‘sea’. In the Mabinogi it is the name of the miraculously born son of Arianrhod, who became a minor divinity of the sea. Since the late 20th century the name has become popular outside Wales as a result of the fame of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914–53) and the American singer Bob Dylan (b. 1941), who changed his surname from Zimmerman as a tribute to the poet.
| 982nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 28,911
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 295,509
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Vermont
- has the most people named Dylan per capita
- 2001
- marked the height of its popularity
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