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Dylan “Son of the sea” — Welsh
Boy Welsh 2 syllables Current rank #41 (2025)
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Dylan is a Welsh name associated with the sea. Its literary and mythological history gives the familiar two-syllable name a distinct cultural setting without turning the traditional image into a personality claim.
Dylan ranks #41 in U.S. SSA 2025 boys data with 6,208 births.
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Two-Syllable Boy Names Dominate the 2024 SSA Top 50 2024 SSA boy top 50: Liam and Noah lead the compact end; Theodore is the long exception, not the pattern.
Soft-Consonant Boy Names in the 2024 SSA Top 100 Fifty-six of the 2024 boy top 100 start with a vowel or with L, M, N, R, W, V, or Y. Liam, Noah, and Luca are the crowded version of that texture.
International Catalog Names Outside the U.S. Top 100 Isla ranked 35th among girls in 2024 SSA data. Callum and Maisie, filed under the same catalog origin tag, sit outside the U.S. top 100.
What does Dylan mean? Dylan is commonly linked to the meaning Son of the sea and is associated with Welsh roots.
Is Dylan a popular baby name in the U.S.? Dylan ranks #41 in U.S. SSA 2025 boys data with 6,208 births.