Dillon

Irish
"loyal"

Dillon Origin and Meaning

The name Dillon is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "loyal".

Different origin from the Welsh Dylan, but increasingly used as a variant spelling to honor Bob Dylan or Dylan Thomas. Still, the Dylan spelling is found 20 times as often as Dillon.

# 766 in the US

Dillon Rank in US Top 1000

# 953 on Nameberry

Dillon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Dillon Popularity

Famous People Named Dillon

  • Matt Dillon
    American actor
  • Dillon Kyle Gee
    American baseball player
  • Dillon Shane Farrell
    American NFL football player
  • Dillon Anderson
    2nd U.S. National Security adviser
  • (Francis) Dillon Bell
    3rd New Zealand colonial treasurer and Speaker of the House
  • Dillon Freasier
    American actor
  • Dillon Hart Francis
    American DJ and producer
  • Dillon Thomas Powers
    American soccer player
  • Dillon Simpson
    son of ice hockey player Craig Simpson
  • Dillon Campbell (b. 1980)
    son of singer Glen Campbell
  • Dillon Phoenix Gering (b. 2006)
    son of actor Galen Gering
  • Dillon Browning (b. 2007)
    son of skater Kurt Browning and ballerina Sonia Rodriguez

Dillon in Pop Culture

  • Matthew "Matt" Dillon
    character on "Gunsmoke" portrayed by James Arness
  • Dillon
    character in film "Killing them Softly"
  • Dillon Sanders
    character on TV's "Ravenswood"
  • Dillon
    Ranger Black on "Power Rangers RPM"