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♂ Dilan
What does Dilan mean?
Dilan 
as a name for boys. Dilan means "like a lion; loyal". Dilan is an alternate spelling of Dillon (Irish, Gaelic): sounds like Dylan.
Variations
VARIANTS Dylon▼, Dyllon, Dilon, Dillen, Dillan▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Dilana, ..
(female) Didan, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dilan Eliyahu (D.E.), ..
How popular is Dilan?
Dilan is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a somewhat prominent surname for both adults and children (#80502 out of 150436, Top 54%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dilan was first listed in 1992 and reached its peak rank of #831 in the U.S. in 2010, and is presently at #1132. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Dilan (#1132 FROM RECENT DATA) ranked in the Top 2000 are Dillan (#1935), Dillon (#592), Dyllon and Dylon. Usage of these forms of Dilan was at its peak 3 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 0.29%) and has become much diminished since (ADOPTION 0.04%, ▼87%), with versions such as Dylon becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Dilan is pronounced similarly to Daelan, Dalan, Dalen, Dallan, Dallen, Dallin▼, Dallon, Dalon, Dalwyn, Dalyn, Daylan, Daylen, Daylin, Daylon, Delaine, Delane, Deleon, Delon, Delwin, Delwyn, Deylin, Dolan, Dylan, Dyllan and Dylonn. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Agilan, Aitan, Arlan, Aslan, Calan, Colan, Daman, Dan▼, Daran, Dean, Delani, Delano▼, Delany, Delman, Dima, Dimas, Dion▼, Dixon, Doan, Duran, Eian, Eidan, Eilan, Eilean, Eitan, Elan, Felan, Finan, Galan, Gian, Gilean, Gillan, Gilman, Ilan, Jalan, Jian, Kalan, Keilan, Kian▲, Kiean, Kilian, Kiran, Milan▲, Nisan, Nolan▲, Rian, Rylan, Silvan, Tilman and Wylan. These names tend to be more frequently used than Dilan.
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