Baby Name Popularity Profile

Declan

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Declan.

✦ Man of prayer 🌍 Irish spiritual traditional
National Rank (2025) #139
All-Time Peak Rank #95 Achieved 2019
Total U.S. Births 58,547 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.3% Boy / 0.7% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
First Recorded 1951 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 3,971 births in 2019
💡 The Declan Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Man of prayer
Language Origin Irish
Origin Type single
Derived from the Old Irish name Declán, possibly meaning 'man of prayer' or 'full of goodness'. Saint Declán was an early Irish saint.
Common Nicknames
Dec Dex
Alternative Spellings
Deaglan
Pronunciation: DEK-lan
Themes & Categories
spiritual traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Declan

According to SSA data, Declan achieved its highest historical rank of #95 in 2019. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 2019 with 3,971 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have decreased by 28.4%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 46 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Declan across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Declining
10-Year Shift -28.4% Decline
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 3,971 births in 2019
Years in Top 100 1 yrs
Years in Top 500 25 yrs
Registry Streak 46 yrs
Historical Volatility Highly Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 27
1960s: 70
1970s: 53
1980s: 145
1990s: 1,135
2000s: 7,268
2010s: 31,107
2020s: 18,742

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Dec-lan
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with D, a letter used by only 6.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New Hampshire
Top States New Hampshire, Alaska, Idaho, Colorado, Delaware
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New Hampshire #76 476 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska #99 190 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #104 539 2021 31.4% Decline
Colorado #125 1,444 2020 49.5% Decline
Delaware #69 234 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #169 375 2018 28.0% Decline
Utah #148 862 2017 28.0% Decline
Washington #111 1,650 2019 28.9% Decline
Massachusetts #84 2,506 2015 32.8% Decline
Montana #70 277 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #120 797 2017 42.1% Decline
Virginia #98 1,971 2019 21.4% Decline
Wyoming #74 117 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #86 378 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #189 1,048 2019 31.3% Decline
Connecticut #119 863 2017 31.9% Decline
Vermont #86 131 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #149 1,133 2017 33.9% Decline
New Jersey #116 2,057 2016 22.4% Decline
Florida #160 2,456 2019 17.2% Decline
Rhode Island #115 251 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #142 1,262 2021 50.0% Decline
Pennsylvania #77 3,656 2015 20.1% Decline
Nebraska #106 481 2019 41.5% Decline
North Carolina #104 1,845 2019 18.2% Decline
North Dakota #139 217 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #120 672 2017 33.3% Decline
Wisconsin #106 1,245 2013 31.3% Decline
Illinois #123 2,986 2018 36.5% Decline
South Dakota #130 203 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #143 1,289 2019 39.4% Decline
Missouri #143 1,148 2021 40.2% Decline
Tennessee #138 1,095 2020 24.7% Decline
Ohio #100 2,376 2021 16.0% Decline
Iowa #147 677 2021 29.3% Decline
New York #116 3,805 2015 11.9% Decline
Michigan #137 1,793 2019 29.5% Decline
California #254 4,641 2018 44.2% Decline
South Carolina #132 663 2018 19.2% Decline
District of Columbia #86 204 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #234 1,243 2018 40.9% Decline
Oklahoma #148 590 2019 17.9% Decline
Texas #247 2,988 2018 27.9% Decline
Kentucky #133 633 2018 12.5% Decline
Hawaii #157 109 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #145 377 2019 21.9% Decline
West Virginia #143 278 2018 50.0% Decline
Louisiana #159 464 2019 13.5% Decline
Alabama #180 459 2020 27.3% Decline
New Mexico #199 130 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #183 227 2021 Insufficient historical volume

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