Declyn
Boy · DEK-lin · Irish
Declyn is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Declyn mean?
Irish: respelling of Declan
A -lyn respelling of Declan, from the Irish Deaglan, an early saint of County Waterford.
- Say it
- DEK-lin
Is Declyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Declyn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls and 22 boys in the US.
How popular is Declyn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Declyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Declyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 2 | #6,146 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Declyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Declyn, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007. 17 girls were also named Declyn in 2025 (6,545th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Declyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,746 boys in the US were given Declyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #148, up from #4,538 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 44% of the babies named Declyn in the US were girls.
Declyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
Nicknames for Declyn
- Dec
Names like Declyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Declyn
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