Declan vs Ignacy
Declan and Ignacycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Declan was ranked #348 and Ignacy #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Declan was ranked #371 and Ignacy #1402 among boys in England and Wales.
Declan and Ignacy over time
Declan and Ignacy appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Declan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ignacy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Declan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ignacy in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 2007–2024
Declan held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Ignacy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Declan #123 in 2008, Ignacy #723 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Declan #371, Ignacy #1402.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2008–2025
Declan held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ignacy in 2.
Highest recorded here: Declan #159 in 2008, Ignacy #329 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Declan #348, Ignacy #577.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Declan | Ignacy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #348 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Declan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ignacy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Declan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #23 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Ignacy
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #3095 among boys in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2008–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys