Name Comparison

Compare two spellings across the same available national years. The comparison keeps female and male SSA categories separate.

Declan vs. Dec

YearCategoryDeclanDec
2025Girls#6,546 · 17 birthsNo record
2025Boys#139 · 2,570 birthsNo record
2024Girls#7,594 · 14 birthsNo record
2024Boys#132 · 2,765 birthsNo record
2023Girls#4,565 · 30 birthsNo record
2023Boys#132 · 2,814 birthsNo record
2022Girls#4,582 · 30 birthsNo record
2022Boys#114 · 3,345 birthsNo record
2021Girls#3,735 · 40 birthsNo record
2021Boys#106 · 3,647 birthsNo record
2020Girls#4,358 · 31 birthsNo record
2020Boys#101 · 3,601 birthsNo record
2019Girls#4,006 · 36 birthsNo record
2019Boys#95 · 3,971 birthsNo record
2018Girls#4,562 · 30 birthsNo record
2018Boys#101 · 3,812 birthsNo record
2017Girls#3,769 · 40 birthsNo record
2017Boys#115 · 3,470 birthsNo record
2016Girls#4,850 · 28 birthsNo record
2016Boys#109 · 3,623 birthsNo record
2015Girls#6,036 · 21 birthsNo record
2015Boys#112 · 3,587 birthsNo record
2014Girls#7,302 · 16 birthsNo record
2014Boys#123 · 3,321 birthsNo record
2013Girls#5,834 · 22 birthsNo record
2013Boys#121 · 3,116 birthsNo record
2012Girls#6,872 · 18 birthsNo record
2012Boys#143 · 2,781 birthsNo record
2011Girls#8,614 · 13 birthsNo record
2011Boys#176 · 2,169 birthsNo record
2010Girls#16,992 · 5 birthsNo record
2010Boys#274 · 1,257 birthsNo record
2009Boys#309 · 1,046 birthsNo record
2008Boys#347 · 942 birthsNo record
2007Boys#348 · 923 birthsNo record
2006Girls#15,152 · 6 birthsNo record
2006Boys#366 · 817 birthsNo record
2005Boys#353 · 842 birthsNo record
2004Boys#431 · 606 birthsNo record
2003Boys#423 · 611 birthsNo record
2002Boys#441 · 562 birthsNo record
2001Girls#13,521 · 6 birthsNo record
2001Boys#454 · 531 birthsNo record

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