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.

Dillon Rank in US Top 1000

# 766 in the US

Dillon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1192 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dillon

• 766 US 2023
• 1192 Nameberry 2025
• 150 Unisex 2023
• 798 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Dillon

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• Jenson
• Deacon
• Keaton
• Dane
• Westin
• Brodie
• Waylon
• Blaine
• Leighton
• Westley
• Layton
• Barron
• Colby
• Bronson
• Carsen
• Judson
• Lawson
• Colter
• Wes
• Branson

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

The name 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"