Declan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Declan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Declan: Recorded every year since 1964, it reached #12 in 1971, and it stood at #348 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
129times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#12highest recorded position
27groupings it qualifies for
17names it appears alongside

What stands out in Declan's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 42 years running. Names by top-100 run
Moved 153 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move
Shares a published list with another name across 62 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#83
1997	#69
1998	#85
1999	#73
2000	#66
2001	#81
2002	#89
2003	#92
2004	#92
2005	#108
2006	#122
2007	#126
2008	#123
2009	#136
2010	#133
2011	#149
2012	#175
2013	#198
2014	#250
2015	#245
2016	#294
2017	#314
2018	#399
2019	#388
2020	#368
2021	#390
2022	#381
2023	#388
2024	#371

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.

In 2024: #256 among boys in Northern Ireland, #371 among boys in England and Wales, #374 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #404 among boys in Scotland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Declan appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 62 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 10,909 births with the name.

Declan across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Declan's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#23 (1964)	#12 (1971)	#348 (2025)	62 of 62	10,909 (1964–2025)	574 (1971)
England and Wales · Boys	#83 (1996)	#66 (2000)	#371 (2024)	29 of 29	11,657 (1996–2024)	942 (1997)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#54 (1997)	#54 (1997)	#256 (2024)	28 of 28	599 (1997–2024)	58 (1997)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#71 (2001)	#69 (2002)	#81 (2010)	7 of 10	874 (2001–2010)	129 (2001)
New Zealand · Boys	#98 (2011)	#84 (2013)	#84 (2013)	2 of 3	108 (2011–2013)	58 (2013)

Declan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Declan in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	2,295	6 of 10	383
1970sbusiest	4,423	10 of 10	442
1980s	2,587	10 of 10	259
1990s	974	10 of 10	97
2000s	378	10 of 10	38
2010s	190	10 of 10	19
2020s	62	6 of 10	10

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 442 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1969 and 1970, when recorded births rose by 105, from 413 to 518.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Declan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #12 in Republic of Ireland in 1971.

Declan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#371	116	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#388	104	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#381	111	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#390	112	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#368	118	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#388	111	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#399	107	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#314	159	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#294	169	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#245	217	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#250	217	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#198	281	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#175	340	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#149	397	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#133	448	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#136	436	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#123	453	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#126	435	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#122	442	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#108	511	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#92	608	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#92	604	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#89	594	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#81	711	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#66	798	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#73	773	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#85	663	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#69	942	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#83	680	High	Verified
2010	New South Wales, Australia	male	#81	129	Insufficient	Not yet available
2009	New South Wales, Australia	male	#83	127	Insufficient	Not yet available
2005	New South Wales, Australia	male	#75	124	Insufficient	Not yet available
2004	New South Wales, Australia	male	#82	111	Insufficient	Not yet available
2003	New South Wales, Australia	male	#71	126	Insufficient	Not yet available
2002	New South Wales, Australia	male	#69	128	Insufficient	Not yet available
2001	New South Wales, Australia	male	#71	129	Insufficient	Not yet available
2013	New Zealand	male	#84	58	High	Verified
2011	New Zealand	male	#98	50	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#256	7	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#272	6	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#234	8	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#326	5	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#213	9	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#209	10	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#319	5	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#171	14	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#180	13	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#237	8	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#243	8	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#180	13	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#161	16	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#218	9	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#165	15	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#152	17	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#107	29	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#104	30	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#113	24	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#124	19	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#90	30	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#81	33	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#75	38	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#59	51	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#81	36	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#82	33	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#58	55	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#54	58	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#348	11	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#374	10	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#436	8	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#329	13	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#312	14	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#496	6	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#370	10	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#350	11	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#443	7	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	20	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#265	18	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#237	23	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	22	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#267	18	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#204	28	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#189	33	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#177	32	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	41	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#186	27	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#149	35	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#141	35	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#118	46	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#128	37	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#112	41	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#115	40	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#109	44	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#103	45	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#98	44	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#81	82	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#77	87	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#75	84	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#69	100	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#69	101	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#61	125	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#59	133	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#49	173	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#45	172	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#42	189	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#40	234	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#40	245	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#44	229	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#42	253	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#40	269	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#38	305	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#29	343	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#32	348	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#30	310	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#26	349	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#24	362	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#21	413	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#21	408	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#21	434	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#14	529	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#15	526	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#12	574	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#15	518	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#20	413	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#21	399	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#21	366	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#22	384	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#18	412	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#23	321	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#404	8	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 62 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #12, first reached in 1971.

It held a top-100 place in 46 years, 42 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 942 births, registered in England and Wales in 1997.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Debra · #6, 57y
Deegan · #698, 19y
Deema · #2458, 18y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Cameron · #11, 59y
Connor · #11, 61y
Claire · #10, 66y
Darren · #10, 66y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Caoimhe · #12, 57y
Cameron · #11, 59y
Connor · #11, 61y
Darragh · #11, 61y

Comparisons involving Declan

Existing comparison pages where Declan and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Declan in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Craig vs Declan
In 1996 they stood at #81 and #83 in England and Wales · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2024 they were #2263 and #371.
Craig · Declan · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Declan vs Calum
In 1996 they stood at #83 and #91 in England and Wales · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2024 they were #371 and #1675.
Declan · Calum · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Mitchell vs Declan
In 1996 they stood at #79 and #83 in England and Wales · Boys, 4 places apart; by 2024 they were #968 and #371.
Mitchell · Declan · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs involving Declan measured in Republic of Ireland's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Declan at its highest position.

Daniel vs Declan
In 1964 they stood at #19 and #23 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #13 and #348.
Daniel · Declan · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Steven vs Declan
Steven and Declan changed places 12 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #829 and #348.
Steven · Declan · 61 shared years, 1964–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Republic of Ireland overview→

Declan was ranked #12 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1971. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Declan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Declan without appearing here.

Declan moved ahead of

Jordan Compare
In 2023 they stood at #272 and #249 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2024 that had become #256 and #404.
Philip Compare
In 2021 they stood at #326 and #326 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2022 that had become #234 and #311.
Darren Compare
In 2018 they stood at #319 and #234 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2019 that had become #209 and #274.
Ben Compare
In 2022 they stood at #381 and #371 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #388 and #447.

Moved ahead of Declan

Anthony Compare
In 2017 they stood at #171 and #194 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2018 that had become #319 and #121.
Tadhg Compare
In 2017 they stood at #171 and #229 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2018 that had become #319 and #121.
Ian Compare
In 2016 they stood at #245 and #329 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2017 that had become #443 and #263.
Cameron Compare
In 2017 they stood at #171 and #194 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2018 that had become #319 and #151.

Moved the opposite way to Declan

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Declan went from #23 to #348 while Alexander went from #116 to #55.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Declan went from #23 to #348 while Benjamin went from #139 to #83.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Declan went from #23 to #348 while Conor went from #56 to #16.
Liam Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Declan went from #23 to #348 while Liam went from #54 to #7.

Moved the same way as Declan

Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Declan went from #23 to #348 and Alfred from #134 to #286.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Declan went from #23 to #348 and Denis from #21 to #232.
Frank Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Declan went from #23 to #348 and Frank from #164 to #286.
George Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Declan went from #23 to #348 and George from #52 to #112.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #12 in Republic of Ireland in 1971. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Declan

Declan at a glance

What stands out in Declan's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Declan across 5 official records

Declan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Declan appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Declan

Longest shared records

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Declan

Declan and the names beside it

Declan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Declan

Moved the opposite way to Declan

Moved the same way as Declan

Declan at a glance

What stands out in Declan's record

Declan across 5 official records

Declan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Declan appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Declan

Longest shared records

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Declan

Declan and the names beside it

Declan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Declan

Moved the opposite way to Declan

Moved the same way as Declan