Boys' name · since 1989
Deavin
Deavin has 127 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 127
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
127 boys have been named Deavin since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Deavin recorded 127 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2010.
- #15,849 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 127 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deavin ranks #15,849 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 127
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deavin's 127 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deavin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deavin's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deavin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2010
- Peak year (1996)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Deavin popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1979 (Deavin as girls' name)
Deavin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (64 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Deavin's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Deavin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 64 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Deavin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deavin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deavin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.