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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #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 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #172 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 678 boysAKMaine: #182 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,133 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNHWashington: #305 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,819 boysWAIdaho: #268 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,274 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #425 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,153 boysMNIllinois: #487 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,990 boysILWisconsin: #452 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,183 boysWIMichigan: #416 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,462 boysMINew York: #500 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,374 boysNYMassachusetts: #324 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,023 boysMARhode Island: #145 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 732 boysRIOregon: 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: #267 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,845 boysIAIndiana: #418 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,493 boysINOhio: #387 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,469 boysOHPennsylvania: #502 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,081 boysPANew Jersey: #510 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,744 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #565 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 6,045 boysCAUtah: #397 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,576 boysUTColorado: #453 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,411 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNEMissouri: #429 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,793 boysMOKentucky: #342 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,932 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedWVVirginia: #660 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,641 boysVAMaryland: #406 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,839 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedDEArizona: #397 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,784 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNMKansas: #388 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,702 boysKSArkansas: #286 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,596 boysARTennessee: #320 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,260 boysTNNorth Carolina: #531 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,474 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #322 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,839 boysOKLouisiana: #428 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,484 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMSAlabama: #387 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,771 boysALGeorgia: #489 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,587 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedHITexas: #587 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 5,678 boysTXFlorida: #558 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,824 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#145 · 1 in 732
  2. Alaska#172 · 1 in 678
  3. Maine#182 · 1 in 1,133
  4. Iowa#267 · 1 in 1,845
  5. Idaho#268 · 1 in 1,274

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#14571 in 732
Alaska#17251 in 678
Maine#18251 in 1,133
Iowa#26791 in 1,845
Idaho#26861 in 1,274
Arkansas#28691 in 1,596
Washington#305191 in 1,819
Tennessee#320161 in 2,260
Oklahoma#322111 in 1,839
Massachusetts#324121 in 3,023
Kentucky#34281 in 2,932
Alabama#38791 in 2,771
Ohio#387201 in 3,469
Kansas#38861 in 2,702
Arizona#397131 in 2,784
Utah#39781 in 2,576
Maryland#406101 in 2,839
Michigan#416171 in 3,462
Indiana#418111 in 3,493
Minnesota#42571 in 4,153
Louisiana#428111 in 2,484
Missouri#42991 in 3,793
Wisconsin#45271 in 4,183
Colorado#45381 in 3,411
Illinois#487201 in 3,990
Georgia#489151 in 3,587
New York#500261 in 4,374
Pennsylvania#502131 in 5,081
New Jersey#510101 in 4,744
North Carolina#531111 in 4,474
Florida#558181 in 4,824
California#565401 in 6,045
Texas#587291 in 5,678
Virginia#66061 in 6,641
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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 1999

girls
#3,099
42 births · 1 in 42,234 girls
boys
#479
464 births · 1 in 4,138 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #3,099Deven42

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #479Deven464
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 42,234 of them was named Deven, which outranked 81.7% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deven
  1. #3,048Tiona43
  2. #3,048Tkeyah43
  3. #3,048Zayda43
  4. #3,099Deven42
  5. #3,099Alyce42
  6. #3,099Anahy42
  7. #3,099Anel42
  8. #3,148Aisling41
  9. #3,148Alayah41
  10. #3,148Alianna41

Tied with 48 names at #3,099; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 4,138 of them was named Deven, which outranked 95.9% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deven
  1. #476Cedric476
  2. #477Beau469
  3. #478Kai465
  4. #479Deven464
  5. #480Leon463
  6. #480Moses463
  7. #480Sawyer463
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →