Dylan Mcdermott
There are approximately 42 people named Dylan Mcdermott living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,160,818 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Dylan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mcdermott. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
42
1 in 8,160,818
Named Dylan
421K
Alive today
Named Mcdermott
34K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 421K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2001
Average age: 21
Top Census group: White (71.6%)
Estimated bearers: 34K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,157
Per 100K: 9.97
Top ancestry: White (89.2%)
First name trend
Dylan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Dylan. The peak year was 2001 with 16,696 births. The average person named Dylan today is 21 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dylan
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Dylan, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 71.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dylan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Dylan at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White71.6% · 246,190
- Hispanic or Latino15.6% · 53,756
- Two or more races5.0% · 17,065
- Black or African American3.8% · 13,135
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 11,404
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 2,368
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Mcdermott surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Mcdermott, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Mcdermott described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Mcdermott at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.2% · 26,597
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 1,113
- Two or more races3.2% · 953
- Black or African American2.6% · 788
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 302
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 54
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Dylan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1230% of the US population, based on 421,476 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Dylan right now.
The surname Mcdermott appears at a rate of 9.97 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0100%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 42 people with the full name Dylan Mcdermott. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Dylan Mcdermott: questions and answers
How many people are named Dylan Mcdermott?
We estimate approximately 42 people in the United States share the full name Dylan Mcdermott. That works out to about 1 in 8,160,818 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1230%) with the surname frequency (9.97 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Dylan Mcdermott?
We classify Dylan Mcdermott as "Very Rare". About 1 in 8,160,818 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Dylan a male or female name?
Dylan is predominantly male. Out of 428,351 total SSA registrations, 96.3% were male and 3.7% were female. See the full Dylan profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Dylan Mcdermott?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.