Devin

Where Devin comes from

* As an Irish, English, and French surname, spelling variant of Devine. Also see Devon. * Also as a French surname, from devin (“fortuneteller”). * As a Russian surname, from дева (deva, “maiden”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Devin
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1947
    First appearance
    #3,370 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1972
    Devin Townsend born
    Canadian singer, guitarist and record producer
  3. 1995
    Peak, #58
    6,193 babies named Devin — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1996
    Devin Booker born
    American basketball player
  5. 2010
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #140.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage
  • A male given name, variant of Devon
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Devin Booker · American basketball player, born 1996
  • Devin Townsend · Canadian singer, guitarist and record producer, born 1972
  • Devin Ratray · American actor, born 1977
  • Devin Harris · American basketball player, born 1983
  • Devin Nunes · American politician, CEO of Trump Media, born 1973

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.