Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys
Origin: IrishDeclan 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
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.
My whole family is Irish and we wanted something that honoured that without going full cliché. Declan is old Irish, genuinely from the tradition, not just Irish-sounding. That mattered to us.
— Brendan, Boston MA, 2017
I just liked the sound. Dec. Declan. It has a rhythm. My husband had never heard it before and looked at me like I was making it up. We spent two days convincing him it was a real name.
— Siobhan, Chicago IL, 2020
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 5 | #3,830 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,585 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,071 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,654 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,125 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,416 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,185 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,716 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,355 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,312 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,068 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,324 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,167 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,119 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,932 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,519 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,629 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,717 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,544 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,286 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,206 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,689 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,911 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,334 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,937 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,651 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,104 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,693 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,378 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,630 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,075 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,021 |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,197 |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,855 |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,746 |
| 1994 | 66 | #1,456 |
| 1995 | 92 | #1,208 |
| 1996 | 105 | #1,132 |
| 1997 | 124 | #1,031 |
| 1998 | 234 | #712 |
| 1999 | 351 | #569 |
| 2000 | 388 | #545 |
| 2001 | 531 | #454 |
| 2002 | 562 | #441 |
| 2003 | 611 | #423 |
| 2004 | 606 | #431 |
| 2005 | 842 | #353 |
| 2006 | 817 | #367 |
| 2007 | 923 | #348 |
| 2008 | 942 | #347 |
| 2009 | 1,046 | #309 |
| 2010 | 1,257 | #274 |
| 2011 | 2,169 | #176 |
| 2012 | 2,780 | #143 |
| 2013 | 3,116 | #121 |
| 2014 | 3,321 | #122 |
| 2015 | 3,587 | #112 |
| 2016 | 3,622 | #109 |
| 2017 | 3,469 | #115 |
| 2018 | 3,812 | #101 |
| 2019 | 3,971 | #95 |
| 2020 | 3,601 | #102 |
| 2021 | 3,646 | #106 |
| 2022 | 3,344 | #114 |
| 2023 | 2,814 | #132 |
| 2024 | 2,758 | #131 |
