Mostly boys · peaked in 1997
Devon name popularity since 1925
92,780 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Devon (21.9% girls, 78.1% boys). Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Devon is about 30 years old in 2026. Devon peaked in 1997 as the #119 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 92,780
- Named Devon, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,028 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 78.1% boys
- 20,303 girls · 72,477 boys
- Most popular in
- Delaware
- 1.90× its national share
Peak year is the year Devon 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.
Devon births per year, 1925–2025
1997 was the biggest year for Devon both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1981 and 1986, Devon became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 4,660 baby boys to 1 in 1,750.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby boys fell by 56%, from 1 in 1,110 to 1 in 2,560.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Devon's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Devon.
Decade by decade
Babies named Devon 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 | 5 | 147 | – |
| 1930s | 22 | 334 | #1,025 |
| 1940s | 126 | 313 | #1,140 |
| 1950s | 402 | 474 | #1,004 |
| 1960s | 669 | 1,129 | #727 |
| 1970s | 2,546 | 3,101 | #450 |
| 1980s | 5,188 | 9,264 | #239 |
| 1990s | 7,808 | 28,422 | #119 |
| 2000s | 2,458 | 21,636 | #191 |
| 2010s | 793 | 5,949 | #554 |
| 2020–25 | 286 | 1,708 | #1,028 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.7% of babies named Devon from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Devon is most popular
The index compares Devon'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 Devon.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 1.90× | 345 |
| Colorado | 1.58× | 1,704 |
| Nevada | 1.56× | 487 |
| Florida | 1.45× | 4,596 |
| Indiana | 1.38× | 2,869 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Devon 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Devon (this page) | 72,477 | 1997 |
| Devin | 156,250 | 1998 |
| Devan | 13,633 | 1994 |
| Deven | 10,670 | 2000 |
| Devion | 1,868 | 2001 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Devon's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Devon.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Devon (1997).
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