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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #274 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,635 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: #338 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,225 boysILWisconsin: #404 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,934 boysWIMichigan: #344 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,326 boysMINew York: #260 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,965 boysNYMassachusetts: #353 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,044 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedRIOregon: #258 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,387 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: #267 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,544 boysIAIndiana: #249 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,642 boysINOhio: #275 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,293 boysOHPennsylvania: #247 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,002 boysPANew Jersey: #357 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,666 boysNJConnecticut: #251 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,581 boysCTCalifornia: #359 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 3,304 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedUTColorado: #273 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,512 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #269 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,350 boysVAMaryland: #245 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,133 boysMDDelaware: #101 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 558 boysDEArizona: 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: #403 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,435 boysTNNorth Carolina: #332 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,207 boysNCSouth Carolina: #420 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,204 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #152 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 774 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #635 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,557 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedALGeorgia: #503 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,793 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Devon, so not publishedHITexas: #625 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 8,010 boysTXFlorida: #412 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,129 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#101 · 1 in 558
  2. District of Columbia#152 · 1 in 774
  3. Maryland#245 · 1 in 2,133
  4. Pennsylvania#247 · 1 in 3,002
  5. Indiana#249 · 1 in 2,642

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#10171 in 558
District of Columbia#152101 in 774
Maryland#245121 in 2,133
Pennsylvania#247261 in 3,002
Indiana#249151 in 2,642
Connecticut#25171 in 2,581
Oregon#25881 in 2,387
New York#260591 in 1,965
Iowa#26761 in 3,544
Virginia#269151 in 2,350
Colorado#273101 in 2,512
Washington#274121 in 2,635
Ohio#275241 in 3,293
North Carolina#332121 in 3,207
Illinois#338261 in 3,225
Michigan#344151 in 4,326
Massachusetts#35361 in 6,044
New Jersey#357121 in 3,666
California#359621 in 3,304
Tennessee#40361 in 5,435
Wisconsin#40451 in 6,934
Florida#412161 in 4,129
South Carolina#42051 in 4,204
Georgia#50371 in 5,793
Texas#625181 in 8,010
Louisiana#63551 in 7,557
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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 1982

girls
#435
502 births · 1 in 3,373 girls
boys
#376
460 births · 1 in 3,944 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #435Devon502

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #376Devon460
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 3,373 of them was named Devon, which outranked 96.5% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Devon
  1. #432Jayme506
  2. #432Leann506
  3. #432Shayla506
  4. #435Devon502
  5. #436Marsha497
  6. #437Hayley494
  7. #438Lora492
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,715Kaleena#2,375#660
  2. 1,197Kala#1,958#761
  3. 1,094Chelsie#2,028#934
  4. 1,081Tenika#2,028#947
  5. 1,044Falon#1,958#914
Fallers
  1. 538Evita#779#1,317
  2. 517Martine#791#1,308
  3. 473Dusty#720#1,193
  4. 470Regan#991#1,461
  5. 401Windy#998#1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 3,944 of them was named Devon, which outranked 94.9% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Devon
  1. #373Toby467
  2. #374Collin466
  3. #375Max462
  4. #376Devon460
  5. #377Zachariah459
  6. #378Marlon457
  7. #379Johnnie456
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,958Colt#2,418#460
  2. 730Eliot#1,695#965
  3. 532Colton#1,334#802
  4. 478Kiel#1,101#623
  5. 416Eugenio#1,411#995
Fallers
  1. 309Marchello#841#1,150
  2. 237Carmen#851#1,088
  3. 234Claudio#976#1,210
  4. 224Irvin#826#1,050
  5. 222Jeramiah#971#1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982