Devan

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #8,443 · #2,516 for boys in 2025, 53 births
Given to boys 72.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1994 · 646 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
13,639
since 1924

Devan over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #520, 1991peak #367, 1994girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,51653
2024#8,44312#2,52753
2023#10,3129#2,61450
2022#9,05611#2,26963
2021#8,46412#2,34958
2020#11,0908#1,99671
2019#6,17619#1,89978
2018#11,4278#1,79285
2017#6,53118#1,64496
2016#4,63230#1,356131
2015#6,72118#1,416121
2014#4,76829#1,213151
2013#6,01721#1,192150
2012#4,12136#983203
2011#4,35333#953208
2010#4,02337#877239
2009#2,96658#780291
2008#3,12054#749301
2007#2,50974#610410
2006#2,28783#586418
2005#2,23981#561423
2004#2,15583#502487
2003#1,94793#478519
2002#2,08182#514441
2001#1,444130#472501
2000#1,533118#496460
1999#1,321136#440524
1998#1,167161#409592
1997#976200#408566
1996#807254#421533
1995#709295#390599
1994#711293#367646
1993#694312#407568
1992#628360#396579
1991#520449#440509
1990#669321#492387
1989#1,032166#506357
1988#1,217123#570263
1987#1,318104#644202
1986#1,42090#667181
1985#1,63272#710155
1984#1,56572#840109
1983#1,37387#827111
1982#1,65369#1,25455
1981#1,71466#1,54839
1980#1,38090#1,41045
1979#1,33892#1,34048
1978#1,053128#1,06666
1977#2,90927#1,22152
1976—#1,78128
1975#7,9846#2,00123
1974#7,6806#1,69228
1973—#1,69627
1972—#2,41815
1971#8,3245#1,63729
1970#7,0706#2,05819
1969#5,4568#3,0629
1968#6,2466#1,78820
1967—#2,03015
1966—#1,96316
1965—#1,66922
1964—#1,65523
1963—#2,30013
1962—#3,0418
1961—#4,0655
1960—#2,42312
1959—#2,53011
1958—#2,64210
1957—#3,2577
1956—#3,5356
1955—#2,55810
1954—#2,59210
1953—#2,9058
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First appearance
1924

The first year at least five boys were named Devan! It came in at #3,867, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1925–1946, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Devan is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedNHWashington: #357 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,401 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedMNIllinois: #510 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,425 boysILWisconsin: #304 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,310 boysWIMichigan: #418 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,629 boysMINew York: #823 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 12,264 boysNYMassachusetts: #410 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,252 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedRIOregon: #338 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,242 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedSDIowa: #238 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,279 boysIAIndiana: #337 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,602 boysINOhio: #437 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,008 boysOHPennsylvania: #401 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,088 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #586 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 7,463 boysCAUtah: #164 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,035 boysUTColorado: #364 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,455 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #333 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,431 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #400 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,186 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedDEArizona: #498 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,048 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedARTennessee: #355 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,464 boysTNNorth Carolina: #417 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,205 boysNCSouth Carolina: #467 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,716 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #391 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,425 boysOKLouisiana: #571 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,319 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedALGeorgia: #433 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,122 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedHITexas: #575 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 6,171 boysTXFlorida: #460 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,466 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#164 · 1 in 1,035
  2. Iowa#238 · 1 in 2,279
  3. Wisconsin#304 · 1 in 3,310
  4. Missouri#333 · 1 in 3,431
  5. Indiana#337 · 1 in 3,602

Best ever in a state: #122 in Maine, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#164161 in 1,035
Iowa#23881 in 2,279
Wisconsin#304101 in 3,310
Missouri#333111 in 3,431
Indiana#337111 in 3,602
Oregon#33861 in 3,242
Tennessee#355101 in 3,464
Washington#357101 in 3,401
Colorado#36471 in 3,455
Oklahoma#39161 in 3,425
Virginia#400101 in 4,186
Pennsylvania#401161 in 5,088
Massachusetts#41071 in 6,252
North Carolina#417111 in 4,205
Michigan#418151 in 4,629
Georgia#433121 in 4,122
Ohio#437131 in 6,008
Florida#460201 in 4,466
South Carolina#46751 in 4,716
Arizona#49861 in 5,048
Illinois#510161 in 5,425
Louisiana#57161 in 5,319
Texas#575241 in 6,171
California#586361 in 7,463
New York#823111 in 12,264
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Devan
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 11 spots since 2024 (#2,527 → #2,516)
  • 520 spots since 2020 (#1,996 → #2,516)
  • 1,100 spots since 2015 (#1,416 → #2,516)
  • Biggest jump: 427 spots in 1983 (#1,254 → #827)
  • Biggest drop: 209 spots in 2013 (#983 → #1,192)
Rise & fade · boys
70 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1924
  • Peaked 1994 at #367 (646 births)
  • Births halved by 2008, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 30 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 30 yrs · run 1983–2012
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,991
  • Highest: 1 in 2,991 boys born in 1994 were named Devan (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,228 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 40.3% of all boys named Devan (5,503) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1983
  • Mostly girls until 1982, mostly boys since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s6#3,867 (1924)#3,867
1930s0——
1940s12#3,298 (1949)#3,334
1950s62#2,530 (1959)#2,860
1960s143#1,655 (1964)#2,400
1970s335#1,066 (1978)#1,691
1980s1,517#506 (1989)#898
1990s5,503#367 (1994)#417
2000s4,251#472 (2001)#575
2010s1,462#877 (2010)#1,333
2020s348#1,996 (2020)#2,379

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Devan in 1989

girls
#1,032
166 births · 1 in 11,106 girls
boys
#506
357 births · 1 in 5,605 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #1,032Devan166

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #506Devan357
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 11,106 of them was named Devan, which outranked 92.9% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Devan
  1. #1,023Rosalie167
  2. #1,023Rosemarie167
  3. #1,023Stacia167
  4. #1,032Devan166
  5. #1,032Amberly166
  6. #1,032Heaven166
  7. #1,032Jada166
  8. #1,037Ada165
  9. #1,037Ella165
  10. #1,037Elyssa165

Tied with 4 names at #1,032; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 5,605 of them was named Devan, which outranked 94.5% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Devan
  1. #503Freddy359
  2. #503Nathanael359
  3. #505Dana358
  4. #506Devan357
  5. #507Coty356
  6. #508Bradford353
  7. #508Ty353
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989 →