Dylan
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Welsh. From Welsh mythology; possibly from Celtic for "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean." Unrelated to the name Dillon, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Dylan (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Dylan has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | 14 |
| 2001 | – | 19 |
| 2002 | – | 12 |
| 2003 | – | 23 |
| 2004 | – | 17 |
| 2005 | – | 16 |
| 2006 | – | 38 |
| 2007 | – | 22 |
| 2008 | – | 21 |
| 2009 | – | 23 |
| 2010 | – | 44 |
| 2011 | – | 43 |
| 2012 | – | 56 |
| 2013 | – | 45 |
| 2014 | – | 46 |
| 2015 | – | 54 |
| 2016 | – | 65 |
| 2017 | – | 66 |
| 2018 | 4 | 63 |
| 2019 | 2 | 77 |
| 2020 | 2 | 85 |
| 2021 | – | 80 |
| 2022 | – | 55 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 71 |
| 2000 | – | 88 |
| 2001 | – | 111 |
| 2002 | – | 125 |
| 2003 | – | 153 |
| 2004 | – | 171 |
| 2005 | – | 186 |
| 2006 | – | 221 |
| 2007 | – | 250 |
| 2008 | – | 277 |
| 2009 | – | 317 |
| 2010 | – | 359 |
| 2011 | – | 408 |
| 2012 | – | 469 |
| 2013 | – | 521 |
| 2014 | – | 561 |
| 2015 | 12 | 617 |
| 2016 | 11 | 692 |
| 2017 | 13 | 771 |
| 2018 | 21 | 852 |
| 2019 | 25 | 939 |
| 2020 | 30 | 1,035 |
Dylan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Dylan.Hi! My name is Dylan.
- Dylan bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Dylan lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Dylan kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Dylan is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Dylans mamma är lärare.Dylan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Dylans mamma is Dylan's mum.
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What does the name Dylan mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Welsh. From Welsh mythology; possibly from Celtic for "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean." Unrelated to the name Dillon, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.
How popular is Dylan in Sweden?
55 babies were named Dylan in 2022. In 2020, 1,065 people in Sweden had Dylan as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.