Recorded 1989–2013 Girls' name Peak 2000 159 births

Devanee — girls' name

159 babies named Devanee in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s442000s802010s27

The verdict

159 girls have been named Devanee since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2013.

159
total births
1989–2013
years on record
2000s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Devanee was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

11 babies were named Devanee in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Devanee

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Devanee between 1989 and 2013, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Devanee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Devanee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Devanee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Devanee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Devanee 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 159 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.

Devanee at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

159

Since 1989

25 years of records

Peak year

2000

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1989

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2013

Devanee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1989

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2000)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 20132009200620032000199619921989 8

Devanee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
80 births that decade — 50% of Devanee's all-time total
1980s81990s442000s802010s27

Devanee by state

Where Devanee concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Devanee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 6.9%
Texas share of Devanee's total US births 6.9%

11 of 159 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Devanee?
159 babies have been named Devanee since 1989. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2000 with 11 births.
When was Devanee most popular?
Devanee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Devanee most popular?
The top states for the name Devanee are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Devanee been used?
Devanee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 25 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Devanee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Devon, Devin, Devyn, Devan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.