Boys' name · since 1926
Devaughn
2,570 babies named Devaughn in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,239 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,570
- born since 1926
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devaughn currently ranks #5239 among boys' names in America, with 2,570 babies recorded since 1926.
Devaughn has 2,570 recorded births among boys since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5239 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #2,823 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,239 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,570 born since 1926
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devaughn ranks #2,823 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,239 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,570 born since 1926, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,239 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,570
- born since 1926
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devaughn's 2,570 recorded births place it above 93.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Devaughn compares
2,570 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Devaughn's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devaughn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,570 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Devaughn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Devaughn's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Devaughn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Devaughn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (852 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Devaughn's strongest decade.
852 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Devaughn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 201
1970s
201 births
- 1980s 315
1980s
315 births
- 1990s
1990s
852 births
- 2000s
2000s
592 births
- 2010s
2010s
375 births
- 2020s 130
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 852 births (33% of all-time use).
How Devaughn 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 Devaughn's total volume
Devaughn by state
Where Devaughn concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 200 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 161 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 98 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 80 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 73 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 54 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 51 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 32 | 1.2% |
200 of 2,570 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Devaughn appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Devaughn's data
- Devaughn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (852 total births); usage has since declined to 130 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Devaughns (200 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Devaughn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Devaughn 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.