i love the name declan it is my baby brothers name even though i am only 11 yrs old i want my baby boy's name to be declan as i love strong boy names.

I adore the name Declan. Although being unique seems to be the 'new thing' - the name is fine as is. Using different spellings takes away from the name, and in fact, makes it an entirely different name. That said... to each his/her own.

My new nephew, Declan, fits his name perfectly. He is the bearer of happiness and joy for my sister and brother-in-law. He is so cute and beautiful.

Cyndi Lauper named her son Declyn Wallace Thornton Lauper. He was named after Elvis Costello who's real name is Declan Patrick MacManus.

I also have friends who 1 year old son's name is Declan Conner O'Leary. Now that's an Irish name!

I am 5 months pregnant and my partner picked the name declan for him, we just looking at other ways of spelling it as we want to be a little unusual. So if any of you have any ideas please let me know. I think the name is a great name the only problem is finding a good middle name for him lol

My Declan is eight years old and I still love his name. I hate when we are at the hospital and they read his name Dee-klan...that drives me nuts. I thought this was sooo original and told my son he would probably never meet another Declan...LITERALLY 30 minutes later I heard a mom at Declan's indoor soccer game call out "Declan" to a 2 year old. I had to call my son over and laugh telling him I lied and that boy's name was Declan as well. I have also since heard the name Declan at the McDonald's play place, he was 5 years old. Although I've ran into a few in my city, it's still a great name and have no regrets!!

My late husband and I discovered the name Declan in an Irish baby name book in 1989. It was a very unusual name at that time and our son just graduated from high school. He really likes having an uncommon name - although whenever we meet anyone from Ireland, they tell us it's very common over there. People always ask me where we got the name and we have gotten many, many positive comments. Friends of ours toured Ireland and there is a tower of St. Declan still standing in County Waterford. It's several hundred years old. We love this name!!

Yes, we spelled it Deklan! As if Declan wasn't different enough we spelled it with a "k". Either way it is a great name! We have met a few other Deklan's, but not many. Very strong boy name. I still love it almost 8 years later!

my son is 24 now and back in '84 it was unheard of here, apart from elvis costello i think. i think its a brill name. it was declan or finbar which i also like. declan gets dec from his friends and i am sure finbar would be shortened to fin which i quite like as well

My dad's cousin named her twins Declan and Owen. Adorable little boys they are.

My baby boy Declan George born in February 2009 is so beautiful and wonderful. I absolutely LOVE his name and have so many compliments! Because of his name and because of him he is very engaging and the most common thing I hear regarding Declan is...."is he always that happy"....the answer is Yes!

my son 2yrs is declan anthony, i loved the name it was the only one in the book i liked the nightr before i was induced i do noyice sum ppl pronounce it decland for sum reason my boy suits his name its not so common here in nz we get asked alot if were irish and apparently there is an irish saint declan so cool!

My husband who is nearly 30 is called Declan and he's from Ireland. We live in Australia and it's just becoming popular over here. It's funny..everytime he hears the name Declan he gets cranky as he thinks that's his name not anyone elses and that he had it first. Somehow honey, I don't think that you're the first or the last one to aquire this lovely name. Just be proud!

My husband and I both loved this name so much. It was the only one we agreed on. When we told people the name we picked out, we got a lot of negative reactions to the name, but we stuck with it. It's a great name and it fits my 8 month old son perfectly. His full name is Declan Eli Dailey.