Devin

#2,153 for girls in 2025, 86 births · #548 for boys in 2025, 548 births
Given to boys 89.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1995 · 6,193 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
21 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
156,250
since 1947

Devin over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #238, 1991peak #58, 1995girlsboys
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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#2,15386#548548
2024#2,03396#516594
2023#2,10791#461665
2022#2,06893#423750
2021#2,21284#388832
2020#2,52368#382803
2019#2,09090#360915
2018#2,27580#3321,005
2017#1,943103#3291,042
2016#1,890107#3001,175
2015#1,861110#2591,386
2014#1,940103#2521,494
2013#1,849109#2091,847
2012#1,477153#1732,244
2011#1,418160#1572,466
2010#1,414162#1402,845
2009#1,328181#1263,384
2008#1,299191#1094,008
2007#1,069245#1004,427
2006#1,090232#1004,451
2005#905277#904,715
2004#761342#815,167
2003#794312#745,646
2002#772311#745,440
2001#612410#716,040
2000#525502#696,152
1999#508509#685,970
1998#461559#626,218
1997#425605#596,044
1996#394672#606,001
1995#352745#586,193
1994#344771#616,064
1993#309857#715,356
1992#2731,035#754,972
1991#2381,162#834,388
1990#318862#983,866
1989#422589#963,596
1988#457490#983,302
1987#492440#993,076
1986#463465#1132,446
1985#556355#1212,331
1984#601297#1232,175
1983#549335#1421,894
1982#697252#2271,034
1981#690250#251870
1980#541348#235980
1979#501402#236939
1978#473418#241868
1977#1,131112#252805
1976#4,15415#333517
1975#3,95016#319561
1974#3,00823#307593
1973#3,34219#338502
1972#3,17720#357469
1971#3,50818#364494
1970#2,64727#355523
1969#2,17134#378431
1968#2,24629#394389
1967#2,43225#412343
1966#4,19810#414333
1965#5,8176#434317
1964#5,0088#460298
1963#3,06617#562197
1962#5,2937#572187
1961#4,23910#684125
1960#5,1687#742108
1959—#87576
1958—#91568
1957#4,9187#94464
1956—#1,00855
1955#3,37712#1,21938
1954#4,2788#1,26835
1953#5,6735#1,83618
1952#5,5635#1,70120
1951—#1,77418
1950—#3,0217
1949—#1,82017
1948—#2,21812
1947—#3,3706
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First appearance
1947

The first year at least five boys were named Devin! It came in at #3,370, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1947, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Devin is popular in 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Devin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Devin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Devin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Devin, so not publishedNHWashington: #191 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,488 boysWAIdaho: #197 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,328 boysIDMontana: #128 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 783 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Devin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #187 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,964 boysMNIllinois: #270 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,205 boysILWisconsin: #193 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,008 boysWIMichigan: #228 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,215 boysMINew York: #247 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,869 boysNYMassachusetts: #229 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,763 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Devin, so not publishedRIOregon: #126 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 862 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Devin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Devin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Devin, so not publishedSDIowa: #213 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,343 boysIAIndiana: #266 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,807 boysINOhio: #233 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,408 boysOHPennsylvania: #224 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,367 boysPANew Jersey: #243 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,971 boysNJConnecticut: #186 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,495 boysCTCalifornia: #223 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 1,420 boysCAUtah: #110 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 638 boysUTColorado: #153 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 959 boysCONebraska: #233 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,320 boysNEMissouri: #255 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,497 boysMOKentucky: #235 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,275 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Devin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #261 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,135 boysVAMaryland: #202 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,423 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Devin, so not publishedDEArizona: #258 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,726 boysAZNew Mexico: #313 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,018 boysNMKansas: #231 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,948 boysKSArkansas: #305 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,948 boysARTennessee: #166 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,101 boysTNNorth Carolina: #317 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,859 boysNCSouth Carolina: #225 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,462 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #108 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 480 boysDCOklahoma: #222 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,654 boysOKLouisiana: #246 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,502 boysLAMississippi: #362 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,076 boysMSAlabama: #314 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,867 boysALGeorgia: #303 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,360 boysGAHawaii: #172 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 793 boysHITexas: #277 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,771 boysTXFlorida: #238 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,546 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#108 · 1 in 480
  2. Utah#110 · 1 in 638
  3. Oregon#126 · 1 in 862
  4. Montana#128 · 1 in 783
  5. Colorado#153 · 1 in 959

Best ever in a state: #23 in Louisiana, 1996.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#108161 in 480
Utah#110281 in 638
Oregon#126211 in 862
Montana#12871 in 783
Colorado#153211 in 959
Tennessee#166291 in 1,101
Hawaii#17281 in 793
Connecticut#186111 in 1,495
Minnesota#187151 in 1,964
Washington#191181 in 1,488
Wisconsin#193161 in 2,008
Idaho#19761 in 1,328
Maryland#202151 in 1,423
Iowa#21391 in 2,343
Oklahoma#222121 in 1,654
California#2231191 in 1,420
Pennsylvania#224311 in 2,367
South Carolina#225141 in 1,462
Michigan#228291 in 2,215
Massachusetts#229121 in 2,763
Kansas#23181 in 1,948
Nebraska#23351 in 2,320
Ohio#233321 in 2,408
Kentucky#235121 in 2,275
Florida#238331 in 1,546
New Jersey#243211 in 1,971
Louisiana#246221 in 1,502
New York#247591 in 1,869
Missouri#255141 in 2,497
Arizona#258111 in 1,726
Virginia#261151 in 2,135
Indiana#266141 in 2,807
Illinois#270361 in 2,205
Texas#277651 in 1,771
Georgia#303161 in 2,360
Arkansas#30551 in 2,948
New Mexico#31351 in 2,018
Alabama#31491 in 2,867
North Carolina#317131 in 2,859
Mississippi#36261 in 3,076
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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 Devin
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 32 spots since 2024 (#516 → #548)
  • 166 spots since 2020 (#382 → #548)
  • 289 spots since 2015 (#259 → #548)
  • Biggest jump: 133 spots in 1960 (#875 → #742)
  • Biggest drop: 55 spots in 2024 (#461 → #516)
Rise & fade · boys
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1947
  • Peaked 1995 at #58 (6,193 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1987–2007
  • Top 1,000: 69 yrs · run 1957–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 307
  • Highest: 1 in 307 boys born in 1998 were named Devin (0.33%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,117 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
  • Its best rank, #58 in 1995, was only 1 in 307 (0.33%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 35.2% of all boys named Devin (55,072) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s35#1,820 (1949)#2,469
1950s399#875 (1959)#1,456
1960s2,728#378 (1969)#505
1970s6,271#236 (1979)#310
1980s21,704#96 (1989)#151
1990s55,072#58 (1995)#70
2000s49,430#69 (2000)#89
2010s16,419#140 (2010)#251
2020s4,192#382 (2020)#453

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.

Devin in 1978

girls
#473
418 births · 1 in 3,665 girls
boys
#241
868 births · 1 in 1,892 boys

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #473Devin418

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #241Devin868
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 3,665 of them was named Devin, which outranked 95.9% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Devin
  1. #470Karin420
  2. #471Gabrielle419
  3. #471Joan419
  4. #473Devin418
  5. #474Liza416
  6. #475Janel413
  7. #476Randi409
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

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

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 1,892 of them was named Devin, which outranked 96.4% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Devin
  1. #238Toby886
  2. #239Austin885
  3. #240Jonathon875
  4. #241Devin868
  5. #242Clifton863
  6. #243Marco854
  7. #244Damian847
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

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

See the top 100 for 1978 →