Dylan - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Dylan \d(y)-lan\ is pronounced DIL-an. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "son of the sea". Mythology: a legendary Welsh hero. Modern use is probably homage to poet Dylan Thomas. Catherine Zeta-Jones, who is Welsh, chose this name for her son with Michael Douglas. Some of the variants are more closely related to the homonym Dillon. Singer Bob Dylan; actor Dylan McDermott.

Dylan has 6 variant forms: Dillan, Dillon, Dyllan, Dyllon, Dylon and Dylonn.

For more information, see also the related name Taylan.

Baby names that sound like Dylan are Dalan, Daylan, Dilan and Dolan.

Dylan is a popular male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Dylan. Click here to compare Dylan with related baby names.