Declan Forename

26,022nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 32,782 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Declan Forename User-submission:

The name Declan means 'full of goodness'. It is a male given name of Irish origin. Common nicknames for the name Declan include Dec and Dee, from the Gaelic name Deaglán.

Declan Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland
100%
16,1451:28853
Northern Ireland
100%
5,2551:35184
England
100%
4,5691:12,170905
United States
100%
1,8191:199,3067,104
Nigeria
100%
1,2131:146,3847,132
Australia-7801:17,5101,311
Poland-3771:100,8682,190
Scotland
97%
 
3481:15,375858
Canada
100%
3251:101,9495,143
Saudi Arabia-2911:105,88510,050
Thailand
100%
2171:322,88417,747
South Africa
100%
1851:294,77116,772
Wales
100%
1541:20,0931,122
New Zealand-1521:29,8421,986
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
1021:13,3471,836
Netherlands
99%
 
861:196,5367,483
Germany
100%
581:1,666,86010,489
Spain
100%
571:816,3157,958
Malaysia
100%
411:742,68128,689
China-391:35,027,07161,373
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
United Arab Emirates-371:193,29712,866
Qatar
100%
311:76,4399,122
Sweden
100%
291:339,9289,942
Portugal-281:371,8176,212
Zambia-281:566,24312,318
Singapore-221:285,7759,352
DR Congo
100%
211:3,515,60073,131
Brazil-181:11,902,009138,646
Belgium
100%
171:675,8859,645
Malta-171:25,2561,655
Switzerland
100%
171:483,1477,811
Hong Kong-161:484,5454,322
France
100%
131:5,113,10320,531
India
67%
 
131:93,452,1521,297,197
Jersey-131:7,691755
Bermuda-111:5,893898
Indonesia-91:28,662,630639,955
Malawi-91:1,901,3689,999
Norway
100%
91:570,2599,843
Zimbabwe
100%
91:1,713,75749,613
Cameroon-81:2,701,31352,296
Denmark-81:706,1879,598
Guyana-71:109,0378,020
Israel
100%
71:1,200,41715,461
Kenya-71:6,615,30131,578
Philippines
100%
61:17,668,246211,341
Uganda
67%
 
61:6,826,15353,479
Austria
100%
51:1,702,8409,344
Greece
100%
51:2,186,91011,382
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
51:22,3162,594
Tanzania
100%
51:10,557,66441,958
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Congo
100%
41:1,252,30119,043
Czechia
100%
41:2,664,0405,608
Finland
67%
 
41:1,370,79611,464
Ghana
100%
41:6,746,5548,075
Italy
100%
41:15,265,52238,916
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Luxembourg
100%
31:188,0163,003
Mexico-31:41,381,47674,307
Pakistan-31:64,785,893186,184
South Korea-31:1,848,14023,578
Azerbaijan-21:4,821,47233,780
Cambodia-21:8,136,66551,498
Grenada
100%
21:54,0623,078
Nauru
100%
21:5,964459
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Turkey-21:38,900,85464,839
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Belize-11:354,3097,663
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Montenegro-11:634,5764,914
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Turkmenistan
100%
11:5,472,8703,925
Venezuela
100%
11:30,201,893231,239

Declan (475) may also be a surname.

Declan Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Declan means 'full of goodness'. It is a male given name of Irish origin. Common nicknames for the name Declan include Dec and Dee, from the Gaelic name Deaglán.

- iremelifsuel

Declan Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Decland9294/
Decklan9274/
Declain9229/
Declane9221/
Dechlan9216/
Declean9211/
Deaclan926/
Decclan924/
Declian924/
Declann923/
Declang922/
Decllan922/
Decqlan921/
Declant921/
Deuclan921/
Deiclan921/
Ddeclan921/
Declaine866/
Decleane863/
Decklane862/
Dieclean862/
Decliane862/
Decklann861/
Decklean861/
Deckllan861/
Dechland861/
Declanne861/
Deyclann861/
Deuclian861/
Deiclane861/
Deslan83248/
Diclan83164/
Declon8367/
Deklan8353/
Dejlan836/
Declam835/
Dyclan832/
Dezlan832/
Deqlan832/
Dexlan831/
Dejclaine801/
Dyclean77106/
Dicklan7767/
Deslane7742/
Deslian7737/
Desland7729/
Decklon7720/
Deuslan7714/
Deislan7711/
Diclane779/
Deyslan779/
Deslain775/
Deyclon774/
Deslant774/
Deslean774/
Deshlan774/
Deslann773/
Decklam773/
Dheklan772/
Declone772/
Dioclan772/
Dieslan772/
Diclean771/
Dyclane771/
Dheslan771/
Diclain771/
Diclayn771/
Dezland771/
Dezlant771/
Dekklan771/
Deklian771/
Dejlane771/
Dekclon771/
Declo'n771/
Deaclon771/
Declaim771/
Deslyan771/
Dequlan771/
Deslang771/
Decleon771/
Deklane771/
Diclian771/
Deycklayne752/
Dklan731/
Dqeln731/
Diclehan71149/
Deislane7176/
Decillon7148/
Deslaine7130/
Deyslane7129/
Desliane7124/
Deslayne716/
Deaqulan714/
Diclahan713/
Dicklane712/
Dicleane712/
Dicklain711/
Dicklang711/
Deycklon711/
Deslaune711/
Deekland711/
Deadclon711/
Deaslean711/
Decklonn711/
Desleane711/
Deslanne711/
Deslyane711/
Deoglani711/
Decleone711/
Dejlaine711/
Dejlayne711/
Dekleane711/
Dyzelane711/
Dioclean711/
Dislan67181/
Deslon6730/
Deislaine6718/
Deizelane6716/
Diklan6714/
Deklon6713/
Deyslaine679/
Dezlon676/
Deysliane675/
Dexlon674/
Dixlan673/
Dheislane673/
Deijelane673/
Deislayne673/
Diclon672/
Dijlan672/
Deisliane672/
Dayzelane672/
Wdglan672/
Dyslan672/
Dyqlan671/
Dezlahang671/
Deslangue671/
Dequellan671/
Deizlayne671/
Decillion671/
Uandeslan671/
Deyslanne671/
Deysllane671/
Deyzelane671/
Dezlainne671/
Deslam671/
Deslheane671/
Deuzillan671/
Dgllan671/
Deisleane671/
Dyjelanne671/
Dheslayne671/
Dheyzlane671/
Dheijlane671/
Diclianne671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Declan