Girls' name · since 1989
Devani
493 babies named Devani in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,310 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Devani currently ranks #5310 among girls' names in America, with 493 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Devani recorded 493 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #5310 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #11,959 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,310 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 493 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devani ranks #11,959 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,310 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 493 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,310 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Devani's 493 recorded births place it above 83.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Devani compares
493 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Devani's all-time total is 31% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 493 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Devani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Devani's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Devani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Devani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (159 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Devani's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Devani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
134 births
- 2020s
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 159 births (32% of all-time use).
Devani by state
Where Devani concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 98 | 19.9% |
| #2 | California | | 14 | 2.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
98 of 493 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Devani's data
- Devani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (159 total births) through the 2020s (124) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Devanis (98 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Devani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Devani 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.