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Declan

99% boys · #139 in the US for boys, 2025

Declan has been given to about 58,950 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 58,274
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Declan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 4,007
  • Born in 20252,587
  • All time58,950
  • England & Wales, 2025#375 · 112

How popular is Declan?

Declan ranks 139th among American boys in 2025, with 2,587 born that year. Its best year was 2019, when 4,007 babies were given the name, ranking 95th. The typical living American called Declan is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.32% of births.

Names that sound like Declan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dean0.75
  2. Devan0.75
  3. Kellan0.75
  4. Elan0.75
  5. Dylan0.68
  6. Dejuan0.70
  7. Desean0.70
  8. Dillan0.68

Middle names for Declan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Declan John0.77
  2. Declan Lee0.77
  3. Declan Bryce0.76
  4. Declan Ross0.76
  5. Declan Quinn0.76
  6. Declan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Declan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Greysonbrother · 0.99
  2. Paisleysister · 0.99
  3. Jamesonbrother · 0.99
  4. Jaycebrother · 0.99
  5. Hadleysister · 0.99
  6. Briellesister · 0.98

Where Declan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Wyoming0.32%
  2. Vermont0.27%
  3. Delaware0.27%
  4. Montana0.24%
  5. New Hampshire0.24%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Declan Anderson0.74
  2. Declan White0.72
  3. Declan Reyes0.72
  4. Declan Moore0.72
  5. Declan Lee0.72
  6. Declan Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Declan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025

Declan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.