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Declan

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Origin of the name

Declan comes from the Irish Deaglán, the name of Saint Declan of Ardmore, an early saint of Ireland.

Rising name

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2019 was its best year: 3,971 births, or 1 baby in 874. The name is holding close to its all-time high. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 139. 53% of all babies named Declan since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
58,547births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 95rank at its peak, in 2019

Where babies named Declan are born

2019

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The darker the blue, the more common Declan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Declan is most common in New Hampshire (2.6 times), Massachusetts (2.2) and Montana (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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