Mostly boys · peaked in 1998
Devin name popularity since 1925
173,806 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Devin (10.1% girls, 89.9% boys). Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Devin is about 28 years old in 2026. Devin peaked in 1998 as the #62 name for boys, and it ranked #548 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 173,806
- Named Devin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #548
- for boys in 2025 (548 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 89.9% boys
- 17,556 girls · 156,250 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.87× its national share
Peak year is the year Devin 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.
Devin births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Devin both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1960 and 1965, Devin became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 19,700 baby boys to 1 in 5,870.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby boys fell by 54%, from 1 in 586 to 1 in 1,290.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Devin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Devin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Devin 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 | 35 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 37 | 399 | #1,224 |
| 1960s | 153 | 2,728 | #434 |
| 1970s | 1,070 | 6,271 | #319 |
| 1980s | 3,821 | 21,704 | #121 |
| 1990s | 7,777 | 55,072 | #58 |
| 2000s | 3,003 | 49,430 | #90 |
| 2010s | 1,177 | 16,419 | #259 |
| 2020–25 | 518 | 4,192 | #548 |
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
46.2% of babies named Devin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Devin is most popular
The index compares Devin'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 Devin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.87× | 1,145 |
| Louisiana | 1.63× | 5,028 |
| Utah | 1.52× | 2,228 |
| Maryland | 1.51× | 3,944 |
| Alaska | 1.47× | 374 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Devin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Devin (this page) | 156,250 | 1998 |
| Devon | 72,477 | 1997 |
| Devan | 13,633 | 1994 |
| Deven | 10,670 | 2000 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Devin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Devin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Devin (1998).
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