Unisex name · since 1954
Deven
10,670 babies named Deven in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,670
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
10,670 babies have been named Deven since 1954, making it today's #2897 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Deven recorded 10,670 times among boys since 1954, holding rank #2897 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, 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 1954 to 2025.
- #1,162 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,897 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,670 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deven ranks #1,162 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,897 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,670 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,670
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Deven's 10,670 recorded births place it above 97.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Deven compares
10,670 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Deven's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,670 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 491 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deven splits its recorded history at 1991: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 491 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deven popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 491
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Deven popularity over time - girls
1,316 total births recorded since 1957 (Deven as girls' name)
Deven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,272 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Deven's strongest decade.
4,272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Deven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 162
1960s
162 births
- 1970s 300
1970s
300 births
- 1980s 897
1980s
897 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,300 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,272 births
- 2010s 1,428
2010s
1,428 births
- 2020s 286
2020s
286 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,272 births (40% of all-time use).
How Deven 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 Deven's total volume
Deven by state
Where Deven concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,281 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 719 | 6.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 529 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 522 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 439 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 334 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 316 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 307 | 2.9% |
1,281 of 10,670 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Deven appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deven's data
- Deven's decade-level peak was the 2000s (4,272 total births); usage has since declined to 286 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Devens (1,281 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Deven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Deven 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.