Mostly boys · peaked in 1994
Devan name popularity since 1925
18,794 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Devan (27.5% girls, 72.5% boys). Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Devan is about 30 years old in 2026. Devan peaked in 1994 as the #367 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,794
- Named Devan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,522 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 72.5% boys
- 5,161 girls · 13,633 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.18× its national share
Peak year is the year Devan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Devan births per year, 1925–2025
1994 was the biggest year for Devan both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1984 and 1989, Devan became 3× more common, from 1 in 16,600 baby boys to 1 in 5,600.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 8,030 to 1 in 15,800.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Devan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Devan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Devan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 12 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 62 | #2,619 |
| 1960s | 14 | 143 | #1,679 |
| 1970s | 270 | 335 | #2,021 |
| 1980s | 939 | 1,517 | #711 |
| 1990s | 2,781 | 5,503 | #390 |
| 2000s | 856 | 4,251 | #561 |
| 2010s | 249 | 1,462 | #1,419 |
| 2020–25 | 52 | 348 | #2,522 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
44.8% of babies named Devan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Devan is most popular
The index compares Devan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Devan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.18× | 390 |
| Washington | 1.54× | 370 |
| Florida | 1.45× | 755 |
| Kentucky | 1.35× | 325 |
| Wisconsin | 1.32× | 375 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Devan and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Devan (this page) | 13,633 | 1994 |
| Devin | 156,250 | 1998 |
| Devon | 72,477 | 1997 |
| Deven | 10,670 | 2000 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Devan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Devan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Devan (1994).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data