Boys' name · since 1989

Devance

Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Devance, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#32,542 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1989
2020s
peak decade

Devance is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 1989.

Devance has 12 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2022.

  • #32,542 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 1989
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devance ranks #32,542 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.

#32,542 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1989
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Devance's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Devance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Devance's full recorded timeline at 2022, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Devance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
7
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19892022 7

Devance by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

2020s was Devance's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Devance births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Devance? ▼
12 babies have been named Devance since 1989. All-time, it sits at #32,542 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2022 with 7 births.
Where does Devance sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devance ranks #32,542 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Devance most popular? ▼
Devance was most popular in the 2020s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Devance been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Devance since 1989 -- 34 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Devance? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Devin, Devon, Devan, Devonte, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Devance

Nearby Names Like Devance

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Devance

Devin Boy
#548 156,250 births
Devon Boy
#1028 72,673 births
Devan Boy
#2523 13,639 births
Devonte Boy
#1898 11,773 births
Deven Boy
#2897 10,670 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Devance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2022 (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 Devance 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.