Masculine dossier · first seen 1951

Declan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Declan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2019

Peak rank proxy

3,971

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1951Peak 20192024

Peak year

2019

Decline from peak

30.5%

2024

2,758

All-time

55,965

Declan has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2019, when 3,971 boys were named Declan.

In 2024, only 2,758 boys were given the name.

Down 30.5% from its peak.

All told, about 55,965 Americans have been named Declan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1951.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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