Deva — #10308 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Deva

The Social Security Administration has registered 964 babies named Deva between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deva currently holds the #10308 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deva performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Deva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Deva in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deva in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 964 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.