Declan
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Declan
Declan is the Anglicized form of the Irish name Deaglán, popularized in the 90s and 2000s following its appearance in the movie The Jackal. Also featured in the 2010 movie Leap Year, along with the soap operas, Emmerdale and Neighbours, and the series Breaking Bad, it has risen up the US charts to feature in the Top 150 in recent years.
Declan for boys#139 US
Possibly meaning "man of prayer" or "man of goodness", 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.
Similar in sound and style Dylan, Dexter, and Nolan, Declan was the birth name of singer Elvis Costello, while singer Cyndi Lauper chose the Declyn spelling for her son, born in 1997. Other noteworthy Declans include footballer Declan Rice, presenter Declan "Dec" Donnelly, and singer Declan Galbraith.
Declan for girls#6606 US
The increasingly popular Irish boys' name Declan is crossing into the girls' column now as well, used for over 50 baby girls in the US last year.
Pronounced DEK-lun.
As of October 2026, Declan ranked #139 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #95 in 2019, Nameberry popularity #108.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #122 | 3,321 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #112 | 3,587 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #109 | 3,622 | #4,886 | 28 |
| 2017 | #115 | 3,469 | #3,791 | 40 |
| 2018 | #101 | 3,812 | #4,585 | 30 |
| 2019 | #95 | 3,971 | #4,031 | 36 |
| 2020 | #102 | 3,601 | #4,373 | 31 |
| 2021 | #106 | 3,646 | #3,754 | 40 |
| 2022 | #114 | 3,344 | #4,613 | 30 |
| 2023 | #132 | 2,814 | #4,585 | 30 |
| 2024 | #131 | 2,758 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #139 | 2,570 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Declans
- Declan Patrick (Aloysius) McManusBoy
birth name of Elvis Costello, British singer,songwriter
- Declan QuinnBoy
Irish,American cinematographer
- Declan 'Dec' DonnellyBoy
British presenter
- Declan DonnellanBoy
English film and stage director
- Declan KidneyBoy
former Irish rugby union coach
- Declan James GanleyBoy
Irish CEO and political activist
- Declan 'Fabio' O'BrienBoy
Irish footballer
- Declan O'RourkeBoy
Irish singer,songwriter
- Declan LowneyBoy
Irish TV and film director
- Declan John GalbraithBoy
English singer
- Declan McKennaBoy
British singer,songwriter
- Declan O'MalleyBoy
son of actor Mike O'Malley
- Declan James McMahon (b. 2004)Boy
son of wrestling mogul Shane McMahon
- Declan Sawyers (b. 2008)Boy
son of soccer player Julie Foudy and Ian Sawyers
- Declan George McBride (b. 2011)Boy
son of actor Danny McBride
- Declan O'Hare (b. 2011)Boy
son of actor Denis O'Hare
- Declan Stump (b. 2013)Boy
son of musician Patrick Stump
Declan in pop culture
- Declan FlahertyBoy
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Declan DesmondBoy
character on TV's "The Simpsons"
- Declan O'CallaghanBoy
character from movie "Leap Year"
- Declan PorterBoy
character from TV series, Revenge
- Declan McDonoughBoy
character on the TV series, Kyle XY
- Declan CoyneBoy
character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation'
- Declan DunnBoy
main character on TV's "Mysterious Ways"
- Declan DoyleBoy
character on the television show "Criminal Minds"
- Declan ForayBoy
character in "Experiment in Terror" by Karina Halle
- Declan MurphyBoy
main character in "Letters to the Lost" by Brigid Kemmerer
- Declan RossBoy
main character in "Isle of Swords" by Wayne Thomas Batson
- Declan ConnorBoy
character from Virgins of paradise, by Barbara Wood
- Declan O'DuinneBoy
character in the Longbow series by Wayne Grant
- Declan RandBoy
character in the TV series Psych
- Declan LynchBoy
character from the Raven Cycle book series by Maggie Stiefvater
- Declan "Gill" Giloglie the ThirdBoy
character from Acorna, The Unicorn Girl (Series by Anne McCaffery and Margaret Ball
- Declan RiversBoy
character in the "Jocelyn Frost Series" by Relina Skye
- Declan BroekhartBoy
character in "Airman" by Eoin Colfer
Variations & nicknames
- DeclynBoy