Names / Boy names
Declan
Current rank
#139
and easing
All-time peak
#95
in 2019
First recorded
1951
in U.S. data
Children named
58,900
since 1951
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #95 in 2019 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Full of goodness. It first appears in American naming data in 1951. As of the latest data it stands at #139, slowly cooling. Its strongest year was 2019, at #95 nationally. More than 58,900 children have been given the name overall.