Dylan in Irish: Dillon
The Irish form of Dylan is Dillon, a boy's name meaning “a flash of lightning.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish form
- Dillon
- Meaning
- A flash of lightning
- Gender
- Boy
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 69 for boys (2025)
How do you say Dylan in Irish?
Dylan in Irish is Dillon, pronounced DIL-on. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Dillon mean?
Dillon means “a flash of lightning.” Dylan is one of the English forms of the name.
Read more about Dillon: its meaning, origin and stories
How popular is Dylan in Ireland?
In 2025, 84 baby boys in Ireland were named Dylan, which made it No. 69 that year. That's down from No. 17 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 1998, when 443 baby boys were named Dylan, No. 7 that year. The most babies got the name in 2001: 538. It first appears in the records in 1969, with 5 baby boys.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | No. 69 |
| 2024 | 141 | No. 39 |
| 2023 | 132 | No. 41 |
| 2022 | 163 | No. 33 |
| 2021 | 205 | No. 26 |
| 2020 | 182 | No. 28 |
| 2019 | 223 | No. 26 |
| 2018 | 247 | No. 26 |
| 2017 | 252 | No. 29 |
| 2016 | 286 | No. 23 |
| 2015 | 343 | No. 17 |
| 2014 | 384 | No. 11 |
| 2013 | 360 | No. 20 |
| 2012 | 471 | No. 9 |
| 2011 | 492 | No. 10 |
| 2010 | 491 | No. 10 |
| 2009 | 480 | No. 11 |
| 2008 | 519 | No. 8 |
| 2007 | 516 | No. 11 |
| 2006 | 456 | No. 12 |
| 2005 | 467 | No. 11 |
| 2004 | 479 | No. 11 |
| 2003 | 478 | No. 10 |
| 2002 | 485 | No. 11 |
| 2001 | 538 | No. 8 |
| 2000 | 477 | No. 10 |
| 1999 | 445 | No. 10 |
| 1998 | 443 | No. 7 |
| 1997 | 531 | No. 13 |
| 1996 | 491 | No. 14 |
| 1995 | 487 | No. 13 |
| 1994 | 311 | No. 23 |
| 1993 | 249 | No. 33 |
| 1992 | 96 | No. 70 |
| 1991 | 70 | No. 85 |
| 1990 | 32 | No. 132 |
| 1989 | 27 | No. 136 |
| 1988 | 21 | No. 148 |
| 1987 | 12 | No. 185 |
| 1986 | 11 | No. 192 |
| 1985 | 25 | No. 142 |
| 1984 | 16 | No. 163 |
| 1983 | 17 | No. 161 |
| 1982 | 13 | No. 179 |
| 1981 | 20 | No. 160 |
| 1980 | 21 | No. 157 |
| 1979 | 15 | No. 176 |
| 1978 | 14 | No. 179 |
| 1977 | 12 | No. 194 |
| 1976 | 9 | No. 218 |
| 1975 | 9 | No. 216 |
| 1974 | 13 | No. 190 |
| 1973 | 9 | No. 215 |
| 1971 | 11 | No. 193 |
| 1969 | 5 | No. 246 |
Dillon in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Dillon, letter by letter.
- DDair, oak
- IIodhadh, yew
- LLuis, rowan
- LLuis, rowan
- OOnn, gorse
- NNion, ash
Write any name in Ogham with our Ogham translator
Names that go with Dylan
Questions about Dylan
- What is Dylan in Irish?
- The Irish form of Dylan is Dillon, pronounced DIL-on. Dillon means “a flash of lightning.”
- How do you pronounce Dillon?
- Dillon is pronounced DIL-on. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- Is Dylan a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Dylan is a boy's name.
- How popular is Dylan in Ireland?
- In 2025, Dylan was No. 69 for boys in Ireland, with 84 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 1998, at No. 7.