A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Dylan
coastal · acoustic · rumpled
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name stems from Welsh mythological elements meaning tide or flow, associated in early legend with the sea. Welsh poet Dylan Thomas died in New York in 1953, the exact year the name first registered in the federal tally. Folk music gave it countercultural currency in the nineteen-sixties, but television in the nineteen-nineties pushed it into widespread circulation, leading to a peak in 2001.
Also answers toDyl
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1953–2025
SSA Data 1953 peak: 16,696 souls, A.D. 2001 2025
2025: 6,546 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
21 yrs
Most Dylans were born around 2001 — remembers Vine, barely.
Peak Reign
2001
№21 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 51%
then Gen Alpha 27% · Millennial 21%
Rarity
Top 500 all-time
≈435K ever born · now falling
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Dylan grew up with
SSA DataYouTube after school·Silly Bandz·Wii Sports
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Dylan peaked in 2001.
Estimated average age: 21.
What people think
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Dylan sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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The public has not yet weighed in on Dylan. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA Dylan tends to be pictured in an unzipped hoodie, holding either a skateboard or an auxiliary cord. Over half of all living bearers belong to Generation Z, keeping the name anchored to college dormitories and coffee counters. It retains a faint residue of nineteen-nineties teen drama, softened by heavy circulation at the turn of the century. The syllables read as quiet, liquid, and indifferent to neckties. With the average bearer now twenty-one, the name currently sits at the life stage where a check engine light is treated as ambient lighting.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its zenith in 2001, when about 17,000 boys received it in a single calendar year.
Field Note 02
Roughly four percent of bearers in the record are female, making the name an occasional crossover rather than a genuine neutral.
Field Note 03
Total historical registrations stand at around 435,000, placing the name comfortably inside the top two hundred of all time.
Notable Dylans
AI-WrittenDylan Thomaspoet, b. 1914
Dylan O'Brienactor, b. 1991
Dylan Sprouseactor, b. 1992
Ephemera — If Dylan were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Santa Cruz, California
Color
Faded denim
Job
Audio engineer
Artifact
Acoustic guitar with a chipped headstock
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