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Boy name Irish origin Christian tradition

Declan

DEK-lun · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Man of prayer; full of goodness
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish/Celtic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
saint
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#131
2024 births2,758
Peak year2019
First appeared1951
Total US births55,965
2019 peak19511969198820062024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Dec
Alternate spellings
DeklanDecklan
In other languages
Declán (Irish)Deaglán (Irish)

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Notable people named Declan

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