Boys' name · since 1965
Devell
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.
- #13,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 186 have been recorded since 1965.
Devell has 186 recorded births among boys since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1965 to 2021.
- #13,393 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 186 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devell ranks #13,393 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devell's 186 recorded births place it above 70.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Devell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Devell's full recorded timeline at 1989, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Devell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2021
- Peak year (1990)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Devell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (76 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Devell's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Devell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 76 births (41% of all-time use).
Devell by state
Where Devell concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 10 | 5.4% |
10 of 186 births nationwide.
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What to do with Devell's data
- Devell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Devells (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Devell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1965–2021 (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 Devell 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.