Recorded 1965–2021 Boys' name Peak 1990 186 births

Devell — boys' name

186 babies named Devell in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s541980s291990s762000s172020s5
1990s
Peak decade

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

1990
Single peak year

14 babies were named Devell in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Devell

The Social Security Administration has registered 186 babies named Devell between 1965 and 2021, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Devell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Devell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Devell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Devell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Devell 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 186 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.

Devell at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

186

Since 1965

57 years of records

Peak year

1990

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1965

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2021

Devell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1965

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1990)
14
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
46810121416 2021199719931989197919731965 5

Devell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
76 births that decade — 41% of Devell's all-time total
1960s51970s541980s291990s762000s172020s5

Devell by state

Where Devell concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Devell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
10 5.4%
Illinois share of Devell's total US births 5.4%

10 of 186 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Devell?
186 babies have been named Devell since 1965. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1990 with 14 births.
When was Devell most popular?
Devell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Devell most popular?
The top states for the name Devell are Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Devell been used?
Devell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 57 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Devell?
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, 1965–2021 (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.