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What does Dillon mean?
Dillon 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less regularly as girls' name Dillon) is pronounced DIL-un. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Dillon is "like a lion; loyal". Sounds like Dylan. Name of a hippy on BBC's TV show "Magic Roundabout". Actor Matt Dillon.
Variations
VARIANTS Dilan, Dillan▼, Dillen, Dilon, Dyllon, Dylon▼
RELATIONS VIA DYLAN Dyllan, Dylonn
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dillon Syrus (D.S.), ..
How popular is Dillon?
Dillon is a somewhat popular first name for men (#964 out of 1220, Top 79%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#631 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dillon entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its highest rank of #73 in the U.S. in the year 1992, and is at #592 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Dillon (#592 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) are Dylan (#31), Dilan (#1132), Dillan (#1935), Dyllan, Dyllon and Dylon. Usage of these forms of Dillon was at its highest in 1992 (AVERAGE #673) and has become much reduced since (#1384, ▼51.3%), with forms such as Dillon becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Dillon▼ is pronounced similarly to Daelan, Dalan, Dalen, Dallan, Dallen, Dallin▼, Dallon, Dalon, Dalwyn, Dalyn, Daylan, Daylen, Daylin, Daylon, Deleon, Dellwin, Delon, Delwin, Delwyn, Deylin and Dolan. Other recommended sound-alike names are Allon, Dallton, Dalton▼, Delmon, Delron, Delton, Delvon, Devlon, Dion▼, Dixon, Eilon, Fillan, Gillan, Gillen, Gilleon, Gillion, Gillon, Gillson, Gilon, Gilson, Hilton▼, Mallon, Mellon, Millen, Millton, Milton▼, Nilson, Tallon, Tildon, Tilton, Willson, Wilson▼ and Wilton▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Dillon.
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