Girls' name · since 1911
Deva
964 babies named Deva in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 964
- born since 1911
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deva sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 964 recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Deva recorded 964 times among girls since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2024.
- #7,704 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 964 born since 1911
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deva ranks #7,704 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 964 born since 1911, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 964
- born since 1911
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deva's 964 recorded births place it above 89.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Deva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deva splits its recorded history at 1972: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deva popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2024
- Peak year (1971)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Deva popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 1974 (Deva as boys' name)
Deva by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (165 births, 17% of the file).
1970s was Deva's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Deva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 56
1910s
56 births
- 1920s
1920s
79 births
- 1930s 47
1930s
47 births
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 57
1950s
57 births
- 1960s
1960s
90 births
- 1970s
1970s
165 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 61
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 165 births (17% of all-time use).
How Deva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Deva's total volume
Deva by state
Where Deva concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
38 of 964 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Deva's data
- Deva's decade-level peak was the 1970s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Devas (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1911–2024 (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 Deva 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.