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
- Peak · boys
- 1994 · 3,033 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 72,673since 1914
Devon over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,459 | 44 | #1,028 | 216 |
| 2024 | #3,695 | 41 | #961 | 236 |
| 2023 | #3,329 | 48 | #901 | 258 |
| 2022 | #3,220 | 50 | #837 | 291 |
| 2021 | #3,112 | 52 | #774 | 322 |
| 2020 | #3,091 | 51 | #674 | 385 |
| 2019 | #3,043 | 53 | #714 | 342 |
| 2018 | #2,841 | 59 | #664 | 381 |
| 2017 | #2,573 | 68 | #619 | 421 |
| 2016 | #2,798 | 61 | #570 | 491 |
| 2015 | #2,351 | 78 | #554 | 518 |
| 2014 | #2,267 | 82 | #525 | 528 |
| 2013 | #2,236 | 83 | #447 | 644 |
| 2012 | #2,064 | 93 | #396 | 741 |
| 2011 | #1,898 | 105 | #350 | 855 |
| 2010 | #1,830 | 111 | #311 | 1,028 |
| 2009 | #1,785 | 121 | #277 | 1,236 |
| 2008 | #1,573 | 145 | #242 | 1,510 |
| 2007 | #1,298 | 188 | #210 | 1,862 |
| 2006 | #1,268 | 189 | #197 | 1,985 |
| 2005 | #963 | 256 | #191 | 2,097 |
| 2004 | #848 | 290 | #175 | 2,328 |
| 2003 | #764 | 324 | #160 | 2,527 |
| 2002 | #832 | 280 | #160 | 2,395 |
| 2001 | #800 | 294 | #147 | 2,722 |
| 2000 | #658 | 371 | #133 | 2,974 |
| 1999 | #560 | 447 | #125 | 3,000 |
| 1998 | #504 | 503 | #119 | 3,147 |
| 1997 | #437 | 583 | #119 | 3,189 |
| 1996 | #404 | 650 | #127 | 2,907 |
| 1995 | #314 | 887 | #119 | 3,114 |
| 1994 | #371 | 701 | #117 | 3,033 |
| 1993 | #298 | 915 | #127 | 2,727 |
| 1992 | #301 | 920 | #123 | 2,773 |
| 1991 | #233 | 1,205 | #132 | 2,474 |
| 1990 | #278 | 997 | #151 | 2,058 |
| 1989 | #395 | 625 | #178 | 1,716 |
| 1988 | #504 | 443 | #190 | 1,441 |
| 1987 | #508 | 418 | #209 | 1,196 |
| 1986 | #491 | 435 | #226 | 1,053 |
| 1985 | #501 | 405 | #239 | 977 |
| 1984 | #416 | 510 | #255 | 851 |
| 1983 | #383 | 579 | #276 | 750 |
| 1982 | #435 | 502 | #376 | 460 |
| 1981 | #406 | 550 | #424 | 384 |
| 1980 | #334 | 721 | #393 | 436 |
| 1979 | #316 | 757 | #394 | 410 |
| 1978 | #307 | 760 | #377 | 417 |
| 1977 | #543 | 329 | #372 | 442 |
| 1976 | #1,016 | 123 | #447 | 305 |
| 1975 | #1,074 | 109 | #450 | 314 |
| 1974 | #1,198 | 93 | #416 | 352 |
| 1973 | #1,276 | 81 | #478 | 270 |
| 1972 | #1,146 | 95 | #571 | 197 |
| 1971 | #1,159 | 100 | #600 | 191 |
| 1970 | #1,168 | 99 | #569 | 203 |
| 1969 | #1,214 | 84 | #603 | 169 |
| 1968 | #1,171 | 85 | #598 | 161 |
| 1967 | #1,324 | 68 | #614 | 149 |
| 1966 | #1,213 | 78 | #678 | 120 |
| 1965 | #1,252 | 74 | #724 | 105 |
| 1964 | #1,419 | 63 | #720 | 115 |
| 1963 | #1,169 | 87 | #757 | 103 |
| 1962 | #1,782 | 41 | #841 | 81 |
| 1961 | #1,553 | 53 | #950 | 65 |
| 1960 | #1,887 | 36 | #973 | 61 |
| 1959 | #1,794 | 38 | #1,034 | 55 |
| 1958 | #1,762 | 38 | #1,131 | 46 |
| 1957 | #1,681 | 41 | #1,214 | 41 |
| 1956 | #1,717 | 38 | #1,092 | 48 |
| 1955 | #1,556 | 43 | #1,002 | 56 |
| 1954 | #1,602 | 40 | #1,007 | 55 |
| 1953 | #1,288 | 57 | #1,123 | 43 |
| 1952 | #1,861 | 29 | #1,013 | 50 |
| 1951 | #1,462 | 41 | #1,195 | 37 |
| 1950 | #1,524 | 37 | #1,074 | 43 |
| 1949 | #2,013 | 23 | #1,275 | 32 |
| 1948 | #1,708 | 30 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1947 | #2,448 | 17 | #1,363 | 29 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #1,257 | 31 |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 20 | #1,139 | 33 |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 | #1,193 | 31 |
| 1943 | — | #1,187 | 33 | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #1,334 | 27 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1940 | — | #1,135 | 34 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,272 | 27 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,043 | 38 | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #1,119 | 34 |
| 1936 | — | #1,142 | 33 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #1,020 | 39 |
| 1934 | — | #1,213 | 30 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,251 | 28 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #1,175 | 33 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #1,128 | 36 |
| 1930 | — | #1,173 | 36 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,237 | 32 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,480 | 25 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,350 | 30 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #1,242 | 34 |
| 1925 | — | #1,451 | 26 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,839 | 19 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,695 | 21 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,648 | 22 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,457 | 26 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,481 | 24 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,905 | 17 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,091 | 14 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,152 | 13 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,829 | 8 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,101 | 10 | |
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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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Colorado#196 · 1 in 1,402
- Connecticut#219 · 1 in 1,981
- Maryland#245 · 1 in 2,199
- District of Columbia#264 · 1 in 1,590
- New York#271 · 1 in 2,226
Best ever in a state: #52 in Maine, 1997.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | #196 | 17 | 1 in 1,402 |
| Connecticut | #219 | 9 | 1 in 1,981 |
| Maryland | #245 | 11 | 1 in 2,199 |
| District of Columbia | #264 | 5 | 1 in 1,590 |
| New York | #271 | 51 | 1 in 2,226 |
| Virginia | #272 | 14 | 1 in 2,469 |
| North Carolina | #284 | 15 | 1 in 2,522 |
| Indiana | #309 | 11 | 1 in 3,646 |
| Illinois | #314 | 29 | 1 in 2,918 |
| Michigan | #317 | 16 | 1 in 4,101 |
| Oregon | #318 | 6 | 1 in 3,345 |
| New Jersey | #325 | 13 | 1 in 3,266 |
| South Carolina | #364 | 7 | 1 in 3,016 |
| Florida | #369 | 19 | 1 in 3,313 |
| Wisconsin | #369 | 6 | 1 in 5,773 |
| Pennsylvania | #376 | 13 | 1 in 5,954 |
| Ohio | #377 | 14 | 1 in 5,760 |
| Utah | #377 | 5 | 1 in 3,803 |
| Massachusetts | #386 | 5 | 1 in 7,151 |
| Arizona | #402 | 6 | 1 in 3,862 |
| California | #409 | 49 | 1 in 4,100 |
| Louisiana | #414 | 10 | 1 in 3,666 |
| Washington | #427 | 6 | 1 in 5,294 |
| Texas | #1,032 | 7 | 1 in 19,676 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1994 at #117 (3,033 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1960–2024
- 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
- 39.1% of all boys named Devon (28,422) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1982, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 86 | #1,481 (1919) | #2,093 |
| 1920s | 257 | #1,237 (1929) | #1,504 |
| 1930s | 334 | #1,020 (1935) | #1,154 |
| 1940s | 313 | #1,135 (1940) | #1,236 |
| 1950s | 474 | #1,002 (1955) | #1,089 |
| 1960s | 1,129 | #598 (1968) | #746 |
| 1970s | 3,101 | #372 (1977) | #467 |
| 1980s | 9,264 | #178 (1989) | #277 |
| 1990s | 28,422 | #117 (1994) | #126 |
| 2000s | 21,636 | #133 (2000) | #189 |
| 2010s | 5,949 | #311 (2010) | #515 |
| 2020s | 1,708 | #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 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 3,033 of them was named Devon, which outranked 96.7% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 4,665 of them was named Devon, which outranked 94.2% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).