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Declan
An old Irish saint's name that surged in the U.S. starting in the 1990s as Irish names came into fashion. It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2010s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice.
IrishIrish "Declán"
EtymologyMeaning "man of prayer" (disputed)
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
27
1960s
68
1970s
53
1980s
141
1990s
1,135
2000s
7,279
2010s
23,427
Peaked in the 2010s · 32,130 total U.S. births since 1900