Is Declan a boy or girl name?
Declan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 2,758 boys were named Declan, so 0.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 56,351 US babies named Declan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #131
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,662
- Babies named Declan since 1951
- 56,351
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 4,007 babies
Boys and girls named Declan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 70 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 144 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,135 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 7,268 | 12 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 31,104 | 229 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 16,163 | 145 | 0.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,758 | #131 | 14 | #7,662 |
| 2023 | 2,814 | #132 | 30 | #4,585 |
| 2022 | 3,344 | #114 | 30 | #4,613 |
| 2021 | 3,646 | #106 | 40 | #3,754 |
| 2020 | 3,601 | #102 | 31 | #4,373 |
| 2019 | 3,971 | #95 | 36 | #4,031 |
| 2018 | 3,812 | #101 | 30 | #4,585 |
| 2017 | 3,469 | #115 | 40 | #3,791 |
| 2016 | 3,622 | #109 | 28 | #4,886 |
| 2015 | 3,587 | #112 | 21 | #6,083 |
| 2014 | 3,321 | #122 | 16 | #7,401 |
| 2013 | 3,116 | #121 | 22 | #5,869 |
| 2012 | 2,780 | #143 | 18 | #6,938 |
| 2011 | 2,169 | #176 | 13 | #8,752 |
| 2010 | 1,257 | #274 | 5 | #17,684 |
| 2009 | 1,046 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 942 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 923 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 817 | #367 | 6 | #15,616 |
| 2005 | 842 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 606 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 611 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 562 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 531 | #454 | 6 | #13,975 |
| 2000 | 388 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 351 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 234 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 124 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 105 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 92 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 66 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,075 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,630 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,378 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,693 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,104 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,651 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,937 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,334 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,911 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,689 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,206 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,286 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,544 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,717 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,629 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,519 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,932 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,119 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,167 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,324 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,068 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,312 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,355 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,716 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,185 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,204 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,416 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,125 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,654 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,071 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,585 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,830 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Declan reached #95 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #3,754 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Declan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.