Declan

DEHK-luhn /ˈdɛklɐn/
boy 2 syllables cooling

Declan is an established boys' name that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.

Declan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #139 among boys (2,570) and #6,606 among girls (17) — overall #251 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.

About the name Declan

PronunciationDEHK-luhn /ˈdɛklɐn/
CultureEnglish
#6,606among girls 2025
#139among boys 2025
#851unisex rank 2025
#251among all names 2025
17girls 2025
2,570boys 2025

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How popular is Declan?

Boys named Declan 2,570 in 2025
195119601970198019902000201020202025
Boys named Declan per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1951–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Girls named Declan 17 in 2025
200120052010201520202025
Girls named Declan per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1951–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Declan total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
20252,5872,587#6,606#139
20242,7792,779#7,688#132
20232,8442,844#4,588#132
20223,3753,375#4,615#114
20213,6873,687#3,755#106
20203,6323,632#4,377#102
20194,0074,007#4,031#95
20183,8423,842#4,588#101
20173,5103,510#3,792#115
20163,6513,651#4,889#109
20153,6083,608#6,086#112
20143,3373,337#7,402#123
20133,1383,138#5,870#121
20122,7992,799#6,942#143
20112,1822,182#8,755#176
20101,2621,262#17,684#274
20091,0461,046#309
2008942942#347
2007923923#348
2006823823#15,616#367
2005842842#353
2004606606#431
2003611611#423
2002562562#441
2001537537#13,976#454
2000388388#545
1999351351#569
1998234234#712
1997124#1,031
1996105#1,132
199592#1,208
199466#1,457
199349#1,746
199244#1,857
199133#2,197
199037#2,022
198934#2,076
198823#2,533
198714#3,379
198612#3,693
198515#3,105
19848#4,650
198310#3,937
198213#3,334
198110#3,912
19806#5,689
19786#5,206
19776#5,286
19767#4,542
19758#4,040
19749#3,630
19716#4,519
197011#2,933
19699#3,118
19688#3,168
19677#3,326
19665#4,070
19657#3,312
19647#3,354
196310#2,715
19625#4,185
19615#4,200
19607#3,417
19595#4,124
19576#3,653
19565#4,071
19556#3,585
19515#3,830