Baby Name Dylan Meaning and Origin of Dylan

Dylan
Meaning:	Born from the ocean; son of the sea
Origin:	Welsh
Gender :	Boy or Girl's Name
Variant Names: Dylan DILAN DILLIE DYL DILLON
Popularity of Dylan The baby name Dylan, is the 1845^th most popular baby name since we started recording stats on our site, and it's in the top 9% of names recorded here. This year (2008), Dylan was the 215^th most popular name, and is in the top 1% for the year.
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Celebrites with the Name Dylan
Full Name	Occupation
Dylan
Dylan McDermott	Actor (born 1962)

Celebrity Babies with the name Dylan
Full Name	Father's Name & Information	Mother's Name & Information
Dylan	Tommy Lee - rocker	Pamela Anderson. - famed pinup girl

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