Declan

Where Declan comes from

From Old Irish Declán, whence the modern Irish equivalent Deaglán.
— Wiktionary's entry for Declan
  • Old Irish
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1951
    First appearance
    #3,714 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1991
    Declan Galbraith born
    English singer, actor
  3. 1999
    Declan Rice born
    English footballer
  4. 2019
    Peak, #95
    3,971 babies named Declan — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Old Irish, borne notably by Declán of Ardmore
Namesakes
  • Declan Rice · English footballer, born 1999
  • Declan Galbraith · English singer, actor, born 1991
  • Declan John · Welsh footballer, born 1995
  • Declan Gallagher · Scottish association football player, born 1991
  • Declan Rudd · English association football player, born 1991

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.