Declan

DECK-lin

Irish, meaning unknown, possible "man of prayer"

"man of prayer"

Declan Origin and Meaning

The name Declan is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "man of prayer".

Declan is the Anglicized form of the Irish name Deaglán. St. Declan was one of the first missionaries to bring Christianity to Ireland, preceding St. Patrick. Originally from Wales, he founded the monastery of Ardmore in Ireland.

Declan, the amiable and appealing name of an Irish saint (and the real first name of singer Elvis Costello), is very popular in the Emerald Isle and beginning its certain climb to popularity here, after debuting on the American list in 1998. Like Aidan and Liam, Declan is shaping up to be an American hit.

Declan Porter is a current character on Revenge.

Cyndi Lauper spelled her son's name Declyn.

Declan Rank in US Top 1000

# 132 in the US

Declan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 163 on Nameberry

Declan Popularity

• 132 US 2023
• 163 Nameberry 2024
• 128 Canada 2023
• 42 Future 2028
• 390 England 2021
• 93 Scotland 2012

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Famous People Named Declan

• Declan Patrick (Aloysius) McManus birth name of Elvis Costello, British singer,songwriter
• Declan Quinn Irish,American cinematographer
• Declan 'Dec' Donnelly British presenter
• Declan Donnellan English film and stage director
• Declan Kidney former Irish rugby union coach
• Declan James Ganley Irish CEO and political activist
• Declan 'Fabio' O'Brien Irish footballer
• Declan O'Rourke Irish singer,songwriter
• Declan Lowney Irish TV and film director
• Declan John Galbraith English singer
• Declan McKenna British singer,songwriter
• Declan O'Malley son of actor Mike O'Malley
• Declan James McMahon (b. 2004) son of wrestling mogul Shane McMahon
• Declan Sawyers (b. 2008) son of soccer player Julie Foudy and Ian Sawyers
• Declan George McBride (b. 2011) son of actor Danny McBride
• Declan O'Hare (b. 2011) son of actor Denis O'Hare

Declan in Pop Culture

• Declan Flaherty character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Declan Desmond character on TV's "The Simpsons"
• Declan O'Callaghan character from movie "Leap Year"
• Declan Porter character from TV series, Revenge
• Declan McDonough character on the TV series, Kyle XY
• Declan Coyne character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation'
• Declan Dunn main character on TV's "Mysterious Ways"
• Declan Doyle character on the television show "Criminal Minds"
• Declan Foray character in "Experiment in Terror" by Karina Halle
• Declan Murphy main character in "Letters to the Lost" by Brigid Kemmerer
• Declan Ross main character in "Isle of Swords" by Wayne Thomas Batson
• Declan Connor character from Virgins of paradise, by Barbara Wood
• Declan O'Duinne character in the Longbow series by Wayne Grant
• Declan Rand character in the TV series Psych
• Declan Lynch character from the Raven Cycle book series by Maggie Stiefvater
• Declan "Gill" Giloglie the Third character from Acorna, The Unicorn Girl (Series by Anne McCaffery and Margaret Ball
• Declan Rivers character in the "Jocelyn Frost Series" by Relina Skye
• Declan Broekhart character in "Airman" by Eoin Colfer