Deven

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #2,884 for boys in 2025, 43 births
Given to boys 89.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
2000 · 491 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,670
since 1954

Deven over time

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #1,487, 1978peak #479, 2000girlsboys
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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—#2,88443
2024#13,4776#2,59551
2023—#2,73747
2022—#2,75347
2021—#2,37357
2020—#2,88641
2019—#2,11068
2018#12,4647#2,14765
2017—#1,73589
2016—#1,65596
2015#10,8669#1,523108
2014—#1,264141
2013#11,0009#1,070175
2012#11,2579#1,017192
2011#7,78315#893231
2010#8,70113#815263
2009#7,34117#686353
2008#10,08411#686350
2007#7,73316#669359
2006#8,23714#608393
2005#5,99920#532457
2004#5,96920#511479
2003#4,66827#508478
2002#4,07131#510447
2001#3,94032#494465
2000#3,33440#479491
1999#3,09942#479464
1998#4,14227#491444
1997#2,82043#516391
1996#2,20761#540355
1995#2,93240#542351
1994#2,75244#594302
1993#2,45151#609290
1992#2,57648#605291
1991#1,91373#686217
1990#2,12861#730195
1989#3,67327#792157
1988#5,06516#798141
1987#2,78035#810132
1986#3,05430#99187
1985#4,28218#97587
1984#2,73033#91792
1983#2,39839#96783
1982#3,01729#1,62237
1981#3,06628#1,72633
1980#2,09649#1,35748
1979#1,79560#1,53238
1978#1,48776#1,14959
1977#4,94213#1,47639
1976—#1,87326
1975#7,1737#1,78727
1974#5,7769#1,88624
1973#4,87111#1,73626
1972#8,2925#2,41815
1971—#1,66828
1970#4,76111#2,12518
1969#5,4568#1,81021
1968#5,1478#1,57425
1967#6,8045#1,65222
1966—#1,96316
1965#5,8176#1,80619
1964—#2,04016
1963—#2,53911
1962—#2,8489
1961—#2,53811
1960—#2,42312
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1957#4,9187#3,9935
1956—#3,5356
1955—#2,7649
1954—#3,8275
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First appearance
1954

The first year at least five boys were named Deven! It came in at #3,827, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1957–1959, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Deven is popular in 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMNIllinois: #891 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,281 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,122 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 24,033 boysCAUtah: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,759 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#310 · 1 in 2,759
  2. Illinois#891 · 1 in 17,281
  3. California#1,122 · 1 in 24,033

Best ever in a state: #126 in Alaska, 2005.

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Utah#31071 in 2,759
Illinois#89151 in 17,281
California#1,12281 in 24,033
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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 Deven
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 289 spots since 2024 (#2,595 → #2,884)
  • 2 spots since 2020 (#2,886 → #2,884)
  • 1,361 spots since 2015 (#1,523 → #2,884)
  • Biggest jump: 655 spots in 1983 (#1,622 → #967)
  • Biggest drop: 129 spots in 2010 (#686 → #815)
Rise & fade · boys
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1954
  • Peaked 2000 at #479 (491 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1983–2011
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,000
  • Highest: 1 in 4,000 boys born in 2000 were named Deven (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 39,723 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 40.0% of all boys named Deven (4,272) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1981
  • Mostly girls until 1980, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s25#2,764 (1955)#3,530
1960s162#1,574 (1968)#2,119
1970s300#1,149 (1978)#1,765
1980s897#792 (1989)#1,096
1990s3,300#479 (1999)#579
2000s4,272#479 (2000)#568
2010s1,428#815 (2010)#1,423
2020s286#2,373 (2021)#2,705

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.

Deven in 1980

girls
#2,096
49 births · 1 in 33,884 girls
boys
#1,357
48 births · 1 in 37,166 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #2,096Deven49

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #1,357Deven48
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 33,884 of them was named Deven, which outranked 82.8% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deven
  1. #2,069Tisa50
  2. #2,069Xochitl50
  3. #2,069Yessenia50
  4. #2,096Deven49
  5. #2,096Ammie49
  6. #2,096Anisa49
  7. #2,096Avery49
  8. #2,128Adia48
  9. #2,128Araseli48
  10. #2,128Berenice48

Tied with 31 names at #2,096; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 37,166 of them was named Deven, which outranked 81.4% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deven
  1. #1,341Quenton49
  2. #1,341Rashard49
  3. #1,341Ronnell49
  4. #1,357Deven48
  5. #1,357Brodie48
  6. #1,357Brodrick48
  7. #1,357Darris48
  8. #1,378Amador47
  9. #1,378Caesar47
  10. #1,378Ceasar47

Tied with 20 names at #1,357; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →