Devan

Where Devan comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Devan.

Devan through the years
  1. 1923
    Devan Nair born
    Malaysian-Singaporean politician, 3rd President of Singapore
  2. 1924
    First appearance
    #3,867 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1983
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 1986
    Devan Dubnyk born
    Canadian ice hockey player
  5. 1994
    Peak, #367
    646 babies named Devan, the most in any year.
  6. 2008
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #749.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name, alternative spelling of Devin
Namesakes
  • Devan Nair · Malaysian-Singaporean politician, 3rd President of Singapore, 1923–2005
  • Devan Dubnyk · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1986
  • Devan Downey · American basketball player, born 1987
  • Devan Ekambaram · Indian film singer, born 2000
  • Devan Bailey · British basketball player, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.