Dilys
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning sincere, genuine, true.
Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3333
7 babies
Dilys by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Dilys.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 1915, making it a 1910s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dilys. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Dilyntrue lion; a form of Dilwyn13 in the US (2017)
- Divyadivine, resplendent, luminous42 in the US (2017)
- Dalyabranch; a form of Dalia13 in the US (2017)
- Dillydill herb; diminutive form11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Denysfollower of dionysus; a form of denis9 in the US (2017)
- Dylynson of the sea; variant spelling of Dylan5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean truth
Like Dilys, each of these has truth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Verafaith; or from latin for truth1,153 in the US (2017)
- Justicejustice; fairness; virtue name1,100 in the US (2017)
- Veronicatrue image or true likeness817 in the US (2017)
- Aminahtrustworthy, honest, peaceful81 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amenso be it; truth; certainty131 in the US (2017)
- Justycejustice, fairness; a respelling of Justice with archaic -yce ending118 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Dilys
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