Dylan: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Dylan year by year

Dylan drops 10 places from 2024 (ranked 87th then). Since 2020 (144 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 49%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	97th	73
2024	87th	81
2023	70th	101
2022	78th	93
2021	65th	125
2020	56th	144

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Dylan since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Dylan appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1983 on. The peak year is 2000, with 285 babies. The strongest decade is the 2000s (2,140 babies). Since 1980, about 5,682 children in Québec have been named Dylan.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Dylan in Québec in 2025?

73 boys were named Dylan in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 97th rank among boy names.

Is Dylan a popular name in Québec?

Dylan ranks 97th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Dylan given most often?

In 2000, with 285 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Dylan a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Dylan only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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