Declan

Gender:
Origin: Gaelic
100 famous people named Declan found on Wikipedia.
35744 male, 204 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 101-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 101-th in year 2018
Used in: Irish

Meanings

Declan is an ancient Irish given name anglicized form of an Irish Gaelic saint's name Declán, also Deaglán or Déaglán, or, in colloquial terms, Det, normally all capitalised when written. St. Declan founded a monastery in Ireland in the 5th century, and the St. Declan's stone has been credited as the site of many miracles. The name is believed to mean "man of prayer" or "full of goodness".
Those bearing it include:
Saint Declán of Ardmore (fl. 5th century)
Declan Affley (1939–1985), Australian folk singer and musician
Declan Bree (born 1951), Irish politician and social campaigner
Declan Costello (born 1926), Attorney General of Ireland
Declan Coyne, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Declan Curry (fl. since 1997), Irish journalist who works for BBC News and BBC Breakfast in the United Kingdom
Declan de Barra (born c. 1960), Irish musician, vocalist and bodhrán player of the former band Clann Zú
Declan Donnellan (born 1953), British theatre director
Declan Donnelly (born 1975), one half of British television duo Ant and Dec
Declan Galbraith (born 1991), English singer
Declan Ganley (born 1968), Irish businessman and political activist
Declan Kidney (born 1959), Irish rugby union coach
Declan McCullagh, journalist
Declan McGonagle, Irish art curator
Declan McKenna (born 1998), British singer, songwriter, and musician
Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus (born 1954), the birth name of British musician Elvis Costello
Declan Meehan (radio presenter), Irish radio presenter
Declan Meehan (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
Declan Nerney (born c. 1970), Irish country music personality
Declan O'Rourke (born 1976), Irish Singer/Songwriter
Declan O'Sullivan, Irish Gaelic footballer
Declan Quinn (born 1957), American cinematographer
Declan Ryan (born 1968), Irish sportsman
Declan Sinnott (born c. 1950), Irish musician
Declan Smith, Welsh rugby union player

Traditional Irish name, means: man of prayer, full of goodness.

Famous People: 100 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Declan Donnelly 1975 British television personality, presenter and actor
2 Declan McKenna 1998
3 Declan Galbraith 1991 English singer, actor
4 Declan Rudd 1991 Footballer
5 Declan Mulholland 1932 Actor
6 Declan Macey
7 Declan Bennett 1981 British singer-songwriter
8 Declan Napier
9 Declan John 1995 Footballer
10 Declan McManus 1994 Scottish footballer
11 Declan Murphy
12 Declan Kidney 1959 Irish rugby union coach
13 Declan Ganley 1968 Irish businessman, entrepreneur, and activist
14 Declan Curry 1971 British journalist, presenter and businessman
15 Declan O'Rourke Irish musician
16 Declan Quinn 1957 American cinematographer
17 Declan Lowney 1960 Irish film and television director
18 Declan Donnellan 1953 Film/stage director; writer
19 Declan McCullagh American journalist
20 Declan Power
21 Declan Nerney Irish singer
22 Declan Kiberd 1951 Irish writer and scholar.
23 Declan Kearney 1964 Irish politician
24 Declan Sinnott Irish musician and producer
25 Declan Flynn 1951 Declan Flynn was an Irish gay man attacked and killed in Fairview Park in Dublin on 9 September 1982. His murder is seen as the catalyst for the Gay Pride movement in Ireland.
26 Declan Shalvey Artist
27 Declan Morgan 1952 British judge
28 Declan Rice
29 Declan O'Donnell 1990 New Zealand rugby union player
30 Declan Gallagher 1991 Footballer
31 Declan Patton 1995 Rugby league player
32 Declan O'Brien 1980 Irish footballer
33 Declan McDaid 1995 Scottish footballer
34 Declan Mulligan 1938 Irish musician
35 Declan de Barra 1971 Irish Writer and Musician
36 Declan Hill 2000 Canadian journalist and author
37 Declan Costello 1926 Irish jurist and politician
38 Declan O'Scanlon 1963 American politician
39 Declan O'Sullivan 1984 Gaelic football player
40 Declan Burke 1972 British musician
41 Declan McAleer 1973 Northern Ireland politician
42 Declan Michael Laird Actor
43 Declan Bree 1951 Irish politician
44 Declan Danaher 1980 English rugby union player
45 Declan Breathnach 1959
46 Declan Browne 1978 Irish hurler and gaelic footballer
47 Declan O'Loan 1951 British politician
48 Declan McGonagle 1953 Irish curator
49 Declan Farmer 1997
50 Declan Fitzpatrick 1983 Irish rugby union player
51 Declan Quigley Irish sports broadcaster
52 Declan Carr 1965 Irish hurler
53 Declan Cusack 1988 Irish rugby union player
54 Declan Devine 1973 Tall
55 Declan Darcy Gaelic footballer
56 Declan Lynch 1961 Irish writer
57 Declan Ryan 1943 Irish Chef
58 Declan Ronan Lang 1950 Catholic bishop
59 Declan Meehan Irish radio presenter
60 Declan Edge 1965 New Zealand association footballer
61 Declan Lally Gaelic football player
62 Declan Fanning 1979 Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
63 Declan Bonner 1965 Gaelic footballer
64 Declan Quill Gaelic footballer
65 Declan Kennedy 1934 Irish architect
66 Declan Affley 1939 Australian musician
67 Declan Masterson
68 Declan Jones 1995 British racing driver
69 Declan Hulme 1993 English rugby union player
70 Declan Hannon 1992 Irish hurler
71 Declan Cassidy Irish television and film director
72 Declan Barron 1951 Gaelic football player
73 Declan Burns 1956 Irish canoeist
74 Declan Walsh 1989 Gaelic footballer
75 Declan O'Keeffe 1972 Gaelic football player
76 Declan Hughes 1973 Northern Irish snooker player
77 Declan James 1993 British squash player
78 Declan Edwards 1989 Irish footballer
79 Declan McDonnell 1948 Irish politician
80 Declan O'Mahony Gaelic football player
81 Declan O'Dwyer 1987 Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
82 Declan Ruth 1976 Irish hurler
83 Declan Prendergast 1981 Irish hurler
84 Declan Geoghegan 1964 Irish footballer
85 Declan Feenan 1980 Playwright
86 Declan Pilkington 1969 Irish hurler
87 Declan Nash 1966 Irish hurler
88 Declan Mountford 1997
89 Declan Long Irish art critic
90 Declan Mullin American businessman
91 Declan Buckley Britissh landscape designer
92 Declan Kelly Australian radio executive
93 Declan Maxwell Gaelic football player
94 Declan Fogarty 1960 Irish hurler
95 Declan McDonogh
96 Declan Kunkel
97 Declan Qualter Irish hurler
98 Declan Sheehan
99 Declan Smith
100 Declan Hegarty 1960