Declan

Declan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Declan is an Irish given name, an anglicised form of the Irish saint name Declán, also Deaglán or Déaglán. St. Declán founded a monastery in Ireland in the 5th century, and the St. Declán's stone has been credited as the site of many miracles.

From Wikipedia

Declan first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 497 babies (rank #87 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Declan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Declan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,106

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

497

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	66	#104
2000	78	#102
2001	240	#59
2002	276	#54
2003	249	#58
2004	226	#59
2005	237	#62
2008	91	#104
2009	224	#77
2010	214	#83
2011	81	#105
2012	91	#103
2014	24	#115
2015	497	#87
2016	480	#87
2017	10	#172
2021	22	#124

Year

Babies

Rank

1999

#104

2000

#102

2001

240

#59

2002

276

#54

2003

249

#58

2004

226

#59

2005

237

#62

2008

#104

2009

224

#77

2010

214

#83

2011

#105

2012

#103

2014

#115

2015

497

#87

2016

480

#87

2017

#172

2021

#124

Meaning

Numerology of Declan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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