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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #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 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedAKMaine: #138 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 720 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedNHWashington: #375 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,590 boysWAIdaho: #212 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 915 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #367 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,552 boysMNIllinois: #634 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,226 boysILWisconsin: #241 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,830 boysWIMichigan: #268 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,986 boysMINew York: #525 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,749 boysNYMassachusetts: #452 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,195 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedRIOregon: #284 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,639 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: #303 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,371 boysIAIndiana: #311 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,687 boysINOhio: #304 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,604 boysOHPennsylvania: #475 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,257 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #341 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,202 boysCTCalifornia: #617 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 7,244 boysCAUtah: #244 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,263 boysUTColorado: #435 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,548 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #279 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,156 boysMOKentucky: #167 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,052 boysKYWest Virginia: #167 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,021 boysWVVirginia: #683 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,803 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedDEArizona: #485 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,191 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedNMKansas: #363 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,505 boysKSArkansas: #256 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,451 boysARTennessee: #274 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,023 boysTNNorth Carolina: #314 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,294 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #290 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,906 boysOKLouisiana: #457 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,965 boysLAMississippi: #374 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,164 boysMSAlabama: #504 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,176 boysALGeorgia: #447 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,230 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Devan, so not publishedHITexas: #425 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 3,388 boysTXFlorida: #396 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,927 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#138 · 1 in 720
  2. West Virginia#167 · 1 in 1,021
  3. Kentucky#167 · 1 in 1,052
  4. Idaho#212 · 1 in 915
  5. Wisconsin#241 · 1 in 1,830

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#13881 in 720
Kentucky#167221 in 1,052
West Virginia#16791 in 1,021
Idaho#21281 in 915
Wisconsin#241161 in 1,830
Utah#244151 in 1,263
Arkansas#256101 in 1,451
Michigan#268301 in 1,986
Tennessee#274171 in 2,023
Missouri#279161 in 2,156
Oregon#284121 in 1,639
Oklahoma#290101 in 1,906
Iowa#30371 in 2,371
Ohio#304271 in 2,604
Indiana#311141 in 2,687
North Carolina#314201 in 2,294
Connecticut#34161 in 3,202
Kansas#36361 in 2,505
Minnesota#36781 in 3,552
Mississippi#37471 in 2,164
Washington#375131 in 2,590
Florida#396291 in 2,927
Texas#425461 in 3,388
Colorado#43571 in 3,548
Georgia#447151 in 3,230
Massachusetts#45261 in 6,195
Louisiana#45791 in 2,965
Pennsylvania#475131 in 5,257
Arizona#48581 in 4,191
Alabama#50461 in 4,176
New York#525251 in 4,749
California#617351 in 7,244
Illinois#634131 in 6,226
Virginia#68351 in 7,803
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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 1996

girls
#807
254 births · 1 in 6,902 girls
boys
#421
533 births · 1 in 3,554 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #807Devan254

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #421Devan533
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 6,902 of them was named Devan, which outranked 94.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Devan
  1. #803Kayley256
  2. #805Devyn255
  3. #805Patience255
  4. #807Devan254
  5. #807Kaylynn254
  6. #809Daija253
  7. #810Anika251
  8. #810Carson251

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

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

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 3,554 of them was named Devan, which outranked 96.0% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Devan
  1. #418Corbin542
  2. #418Javon542
  3. #420Darian537
  4. #421Devan533
  5. #422Reed532
  6. #423Austen531
  7. #423Stanley531
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1996 →