girls:
270 births since 2004
#5446 (5th percentile)
boys:
420 births since 2007
#4166 (9th percentile)
overall:
690 births since 2004
#7049 (9th percentile)
The name Declyn is the #7,049 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 690 recorded births since 2004. This represents the 8.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 8.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,166 (9.1% percentile) for all time with 420 births since 2007. For girls, it ranks #5,446 (4.7% percentile) for all time with 270 births since 2004.
Declyn first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2004 (2004 for girls and 2007 for boys). Birth data for Declyn is available in 17 out of the 20 years between 2004 and 2023 (16 years for boys and 15 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Declyn has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (60.9% of all recorded births). In 2023, 60.9% of babies named Declyn were boys. Interestingly, until around 2007, the name was more popular for girls (100.0% girls from 2004 to 2006), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (61.3% boys from 2007 to 2023).
For boys, Declyn reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 3.9% percentile (ranked #885) with 20 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 21 births per million (ranked 3.7% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Declyn ranks #888 for boys (2.5% percentile) with 15 births per million, which is 73.5% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Declyn reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 2.6% percentile (ranked #936) with 16 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 16 births per million (ranked 2.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Declyn ranks #934 for girls (1.4% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 62.7% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Declyn".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Declyn. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 69.8% confident that Declyn is pronounced as DEHK-lihn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is DEHK-luhn, at 18.6% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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