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♂ Dillan
What does Dillan mean?
Dillan 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Dillan) has its root in Welsh, and the name Dillan means "like a lion; loyal". Dillan is a version of Dillon (Irish, Gaelic): sounds like Dylan.
Variations
VARIANTS Dylonn, Dylon▼, Dyllon, Dyllan, Dilon, Dillen, Dilan
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dillan Rashad (D.R.), ..
How popular is Dillan?
Dillan is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a somewhat prominent last name for both adults and children (#100663 out of 150436, Top 67%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dillan was first listed in 1990 and reached its apex rank of #553 in the U.S. in the year 1992, and is at #1935 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Dillan (#1935 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Dilan (#1132), Dillon (#592), Dylan (#31), Dyllan, Dyllon and Dylon. Other variants, like Dylonn, are seldom used. These forms of Dillan were popular with parents 26 years ago (MEDIAN #673) and have become much less conventional since (#1384, ▼51%).
Similar Names
Dillan▼ is pronounced similarly to Daelan, Dalan, Dalen, Dallan, Dallen, Dallin▼, Dallon, Dalon, Dalwyn, Dalyn, Daylan, Daylen, Daylin, Daylon, Delane, Deleon, Dellwin, Delon, Delwin, Delwyn, Deylin and Dolan. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ailean, Allan▼, Callan▲, Cillian▲, Cullan, Dallas▲, Declan▲, Delani, Delano▼, Delany, Delman, Eilan, Eilean, Eilian, Filian, Fillan, Foillan (see Faolan), Gilean, Gilian, Gillan, Gillean, Gillen, Gillian, Gillman, Gillon, Gilman, Gullan, Keillan, Kellan, Kilean, Kilian, Killean, Killian▲, Mellan, Milan▲, Millar, Millen, Nollan, Quillan, Rollan, Silvan, Tallan, Tillman▼ and Tilman. These names tend to be more commonly used than Dillan.
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