Devaughn

Where Devaughn comes from

The dictionaries list Devaughn as a given name — a male given name of African-American usage — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1926
    First appearance
    #3,708 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1989
    Devaughn Washington born
    American basketball player
  3. 1991
    Devaughn Elliott born
    Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer
  4. 1993
    Peak, #924
    135 babies named Devaughn — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1999
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,824.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name of African-American usage.
Namesakes
  • Devaughn Washington · American basketball player, born 1989
  • Devaughn Elliott · Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer, born 1991

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.