Devon

#3,459 for girls in 2025, 44 births · #1,028 for boys in 2025, 216 births
Given to boys 78.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1994 · 3,033 births
Debut · boys
10 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
72,673
since 1914

Devon over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #233, 1991peak #117, 1994girlsboys
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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#3,45944#1,028216
2024#3,69541#961236
2023#3,32948#901258
2022#3,22050#837291
2021#3,11252#774322
2020#3,09151#674385
2019#3,04353#714342
2018#2,84159#664381
2017#2,57368#619421
2016#2,79861#570491
2015#2,35178#554518
2014#2,26782#525528
2013#2,23683#447644
2012#2,06493#396741
2011#1,898105#350855
2010#1,830111#3111,028
2009#1,785121#2771,236
2008#1,573145#2421,510
2007#1,298188#2101,862
2006#1,268189#1971,985
2005#963256#1912,097
2004#848290#1752,328
2003#764324#1602,527
2002#832280#1602,395
2001#800294#1472,722
2000#658371#1332,974
1999#560447#1253,000
1998#504503#1193,147
1997#437583#1193,189
1996#404650#1272,907
1995#314887#1193,114
1994#371701#1173,033
1993#298915#1272,727
1992#301920#1232,773
1991#2331,205#1322,474
1990#278997#1512,058
1989#395625#1781,716
1988#504443#1901,441
1987#508418#2091,196
1986#491435#2261,053
1985#501405#239977
1984#416510#255851
1983#383579#276750
1982#435502#376460
1981#406550#424384
1980#334721#393436
1979#316757#394410
1978#307760#377417
1977#543329#372442
1976#1,016123#447305
1975#1,074109#450314
1974#1,19893#416352
1973#1,27681#478270
1972#1,14695#571197
1971#1,159100#600191
1970#1,16899#569203
1969#1,21484#603169
1968#1,17185#598161
1967#1,32468#614149
1966#1,21378#678120
1965#1,25274#724105
1964#1,41963#720115
1963#1,16987#757103
1962#1,78241#84181
1961#1,55353#95065
1960#1,88736#97361
1959#1,79438#1,03455
1958#1,76238#1,13146
1957#1,68141#1,21441
1956#1,71738#1,09248
1955#1,55643#1,00256
1954#1,60240#1,00755
1953#1,28857#1,12343
1952#1,86129#1,01350
1951#1,46241#1,19537
1950#1,52437#1,07443
1949#2,01323#1,27532
1948#1,70830#1,32330
1947#2,44817#1,36329
1946#3,21710#1,25731
1945#1,87420#1,13933
1944#2,40114#1,19331
1943—#1,18733
1942#3,7387#1,33427
1941#4,4205#1,15233
1940—#1,13534
1939—#1,27227
1938—#1,04338
1937#3,8006#1,11934
1936—#1,14233
1935#4,2045#1,02039
1934—#1,21330
1933—#1,25128
1932#4,4115#1,17533
1931#3,8486#1,12836
1930—#1,17336
1929—#1,23732
1928—#1,48025
1927—#1,35030
1926#4,8515#1,24234
1925—#1,45126
1924—#1,83919
1923—#1,64422
1922—#1,69521
1921—#1,64822
1920—#1,45726
1919—#1,48124
1918—#1,90517
1917—#2,09114
1916—#2,15213
1915—#2,8298
1914—#2,10110
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five boys were named Devon! It came in at #2,101, and was given to 10 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1914–1915, when fewer than 11 boys a year got the name.

Where Devon is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedNHWashington: #378 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,292 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedMNIllinois: #417 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,590 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedWIMichigan: #346 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,108 boysMINew York: #459 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,717 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedRIOregon: #236 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,789 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedIAIndiana: #302 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,311 boysINOhio: #355 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,816 boysOHPennsylvania: #316 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,357 boysPANew Jersey: #382 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,801 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #332 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 2,774 boysCAUtah: #232 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,820 boysUTColorado: #366 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,617 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #460 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,598 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedVAMaryland: #250 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,390 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #483 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,568 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedHITexas: #1,042 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 20,942 boysTXFlorida: #610 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,251 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#232 · 1 in 1,820
  2. Oregon#236 · 1 in 1,789
  3. Maryland#250 · 1 in 2,390
  4. Indiana#302 · 1 in 3,311
  5. Pennsylvania#316 · 1 in 4,357

Best ever in a state: #52 in Maine, 1997.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#23271 in 1,820
Oregon#23681 in 1,789
Maryland#25091 in 2,390
Indiana#302121 in 3,311
Pennsylvania#316171 in 4,357
California#332521 in 2,774
Michigan#346161 in 4,108
Ohio#355161 in 4,816
Colorado#36651 in 3,617
Washington#37851 in 4,292
New Jersey#38291 in 4,801
Illinois#417171 in 4,590
New York#459201 in 5,717
Missouri#46051 in 6,598
North Carolina#48361 in 6,568
Florida#61061 in 8,251
Texas#1,04251 in 20,942
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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 Devon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 67 spots since 2024 (#961 → #1,028)
  • 354 spots since 2020 (#674 → #1,028)
  • 474 spots since 2015 (#554 → #1,028)
  • Biggest jump: 109 spots in 1962 (#950 → #841)
  • Biggest drop: 100 spots in 2021 (#674 → #774)
Rise & fade · boys
80 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1994 at #117 (3,033 births)
  • Births halved by 2008, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 65 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1960–2024
Share of babies · boys
1 in 591
  • Highest: 1 in 591 boys born in 1997 were named Devon (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,908 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #117 in 1994, was only 1 in 637 (0.16%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 39.1% of all boys named Devon (28,422) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1983
  • Mostly girls until 1982, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s86#1,481 (1919)#2,093
1920s257#1,237 (1929)#1,504
1930s334#1,020 (1935)#1,154
1940s313#1,135 (1940)#1,236
1950s474#1,002 (1955)#1,089
1960s1,129#598 (1968)#746
1970s3,101#372 (1977)#467
1980s9,264#178 (1989)#277
1990s28,422#117 (1994)#126
2000s21,636#133 (2000)#189
2010s5,949#311 (2010)#515
2020s1,708#674 (2020)#863

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.

Devon in 1973

girls
#1,276
81 births · 1 in 18,003 girls
boys
#478
270 births · 1 in 5,773 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #1,276Devon81

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #478Devon270
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 18,003 of them was named Devon, which outranked 87.0% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Devon
  1. #1,266Karmen82
  2. #1,266Tobi82
  3. #1,266Yasmin82
  4. #1,276Devon81
  5. #1,276Carina81
  6. #1,276Davida81
  7. #1,276Elyse81
  8. #1,286Aletha80
  9. #1,286Bambi80
  10. #1,286Jannette80

Tied with 9 names at #1,276; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 5,773 of them was named Devon, which outranked 91.9% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Devon
  1. #475Xavier275
  2. #476Sonny274
  3. #477Rogelio271
  4. #478Devon270
  5. #479Donny269
  6. #479Morris269
  7. #479Teddy269
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →