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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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 2000

  • 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: #441 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,156 boysWAIdaho: 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: #266 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,726 boysMNIllinois: #648 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,188 boysILWisconsin: #393 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,282 boysWIMichigan: #380 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,964 boysMINew York: #649 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 6,030 boysNYMassachusetts: #210 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,575 boysMARhode Island: #179 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,054 boysRIOregon: #385 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,472 boysORNevada: 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: #424 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,575 boysINOhio: #313 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,352 boysOHPennsylvania: #318 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,630 boysPANew Jersey: #470 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,994 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #485 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 4,677 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedUTColorado: #412 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,842 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNEMissouri: #381 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,125 boysMOKentucky: #353 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,024 boysKYWest Virginia: #261 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,838 boysWVVirginia: #638 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,862 boysVAMaryland: #357 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,396 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedDEArizona: #546 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,740 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedKSArkansas: #399 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,482 boysARTennessee: #397 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,045 boysTNNorth Carolina: #379 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,586 boysNCSouth Carolina: #572 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,180 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #584 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,892 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMSAlabama: #358 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,300 boysALGeorgia: #526 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,957 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedHITexas: #635 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 6,349 boysTXFlorida: #469 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,307 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#179 · 1 in 1,054
  2. Massachusetts#210 · 1 in 1,575
  3. West Virginia#261 · 1 in 1,838
  4. Minnesota#266 · 1 in 1,726
  5. Ohio#313 · 1 in 2,352

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#17951 in 1,054
Massachusetts#210231 in 1,575
West Virginia#26151 in 1,838
Minnesota#266171 in 1,726
Ohio#313301 in 2,352
Pennsylvania#318251 in 2,630
Kentucky#35381 in 3,024
Maryland#357121 in 2,396
Alabama#358111 in 2,300
North Carolina#379201 in 2,586
Michigan#380201 in 2,964
Missouri#381111 in 3,125
Oregon#38581 in 2,472
Wisconsin#39391 in 3,282
Tennessee#397121 in 3,045
Arkansas#39961 in 2,482
Colorado#412101 in 2,842
Indiana#424111 in 3,575
Washington#441111 in 3,156
Florida#469271 in 3,307
New Jersey#470121 in 3,994
California#485531 in 4,677
Georgia#526141 in 3,957
Arizona#54681 in 4,740
South Carolina#57251 in 4,180
Louisiana#58471 in 3,892
Texas#635271 in 6,349
Virginia#63871 in 5,862
Illinois#648131 in 6,188
New York#649191 in 6,030
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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 2000

girls
#3,334
40 births · 1 in 45,401 girls
boys
#479
491 births · 1 in 4,000 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #3,334Deven40

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #479Deven491
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 45,401 of them was named Deven, which outranked 81.1% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deven
  1. #3,271Teya41
  2. #3,271Topanga41
  3. #3,271Zada41
  4. #3,334Deven40
  5. #3,334Aerin40
  6. #3,334Amairany40
  7. #3,334Amna40
  8. #3,404Aleeya39
  9. #3,404Alexxus39
  10. #3,404Amberlee39

Tied with 69 names at #3,334; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 4,000 of them was named Deven, which outranked 96.0% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deven
  1. #475Uriel494
  2. #477Jaxon493
  3. #478Maximilian492
  4. #479Deven491
  5. #480Gilberto490
  6. #480Rogelio490
  7. #482Ronnie488
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →