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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dillard

Dillard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 584th; the most babies were born in 1921 (96). More babies were named Dillard in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192196 babies
Total since 1880
3,730babies recorded

Dillard popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#12,7545
2000——
1990#4,23513
1980#3,46812
1970#1,81124
1960#1,32236
1950#1,20936
1940#88451
1930#72076
1920#68887
1910#1,1389
1900#60617
1890——
1880#61010

How popular is Dillard, counting every spelling?

Dillard has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dillard?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Dillard are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 51 and 78. That makes Dillard a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Dillard by state

How common Dillard was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (6.2×), Tennessee (5.1×), North Carolina (3.5×), Georgia (2.5×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMO0.07Kentucky: 0.49 per 1,000 babiesKY0.49West Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWV0.08Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesAR0.15Tennessee: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesTN0.40North Carolina: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesNC0.27South Carolina: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesSC0.11District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesOK0.15Louisiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesLA0.05Mississippi: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMS0.07Alabama: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesAL0.08Georgia: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesGA0.20Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesTX0.12Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dillard, boys, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Dillard

How popular is the name Dillard?

Dillard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 584th; the most babies were born in 1921 (96). More babies were named Dillard in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Dillard a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 3,730 boys.

Where was Dillard most popular?

In 1919–1923, Dillard was most common in Kentucky (0.49 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and North Carolina.