Unisex name · since 1924
Devan
13,639 babies named Devan in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,020 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,523 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,639
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devan currently ranks #2523 among unisex names in America, with 13,639 babies recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Devan recorded 13,639 times among boys since 1924, holding rank #2523 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, 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 1924 to 2025.
- #1,020 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,523 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,639 born since 1924
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devan ranks #1,020 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,523 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,639 born since 1924, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,020 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,523 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,639
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devan's 13,639 recorded births place it above 97.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Devan compares
13,639 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Devan's all-time total is 37x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,639 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 646 | 34 | 22,252 |
Devan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Devan's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 646, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Devan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 646
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Devan popularity over time - girls
5,161 total births recorded since 1968 (Devan as girls' name)
Devan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,503 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Devan's strongest decade.
5,503 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Devan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 62
1950s
62 births
- 1960s 143
1960s
143 births
- 1970s 335
1970s
335 births
- 1980s 1,517
1980s
1,517 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,503 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,251 births
- 2010s 1,462
2010s
1,462 births
- 2020s 348
2020s
348 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,503 births (40% of all-time use).
How Devan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Devan's total volume
Devan by state
Where Devan concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,257 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 969 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 583 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 577 | 4.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 566 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 440 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 432 | 3.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 386 | 2.8% |
1,257 of 13,639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Devan appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Devan's data
- Devan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,503 total births); usage has since declined to 348 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Devans (1,257 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Devan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Devan 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.