Recorded 1980–2023 Boys' name Peak 1997 395 births

Devaun — boys' name

395 babies named Devaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s371990s1602000s1412010s462020s11

The verdict

395 boys have been named Devaun since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

395
total births
1980–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Devaun was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

24 babies were named Devaun in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Devaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 395 babies named Devaun between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Devaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Devaun performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Devaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Devaun in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Devaun 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 395 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.

Devaun at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

395

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

1997

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Devaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
24
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 20232013200720021997199219871980 7

Devaun by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
160 births that decade — 41% of Devaun's all-time total
1980s371990s1602000s1412010s462020s11

Devaun by state

Where Devaun concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Devaun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.3%
New York share of Devaun's total US births 1.3%

5 of 395 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Devaun?
395 babies have been named Devaun since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 24 births.
When was Devaun most popular?
Devaun was most popular in the 1990s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Devaun most popular?
The top states for the name Devaun are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Devaun been used?
Devaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Devaun?
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.

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, 1980–2023 (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.