Names / Boy names
Dillard
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#584
in 1898
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
3,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #584 in 1898 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(DIL-urd): from a surname tradition. Rare, a little Southern, and definitely not for everyone. Stateside, it was first recorded in 1880. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. 1898 marked its high point, reaching #584. Across all years, more than 3,700 children have been named this.