Dilshan
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in England and Wales.
Dilshan by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Dilshan.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Dilshan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dilshan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Dilshaanhappy or joyful hearted one4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dilantrue sea or faithful; a variant of Dylan229 in the US (2017)
- Dillanson of Dillion; true desire84 in the US (2017)
- Darshansight or vision; spiritual insight4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dilsherbrave-hearted, courageous of heart9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dishonfatness or oil; a biblical name6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Dilshan
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