Boys' name · since 1986

Deveon

Deveon has 703 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,422 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,064 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
703
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade

703 babies have been named Deveon since 1986, making it today's #11064 boys' name.

Deveon has 703 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11064 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.

  • #6,422 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #11,064 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 703 born since 1986
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deveon ranks #6,422 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,064 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 703 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.

#6,422 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,064 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
703
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%20.5%
Deveon vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Deveon's 703 recorded births place it above 85.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.

How Deveon compares

703 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

Deveon's all-time total is 91% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Deveon Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 703 369 358,536
Peak-year births 45 34 22,252

Deveon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Deveon's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Deveon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
45
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
01020304050 198619911996200120062011201620212025 6

Deveon by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (309 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Deveon's strongest decade.

309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Deveon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 309 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Deveon 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 Deveon's total volume

Deveon vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -39, 5.3%-43, 4.7%-54, 4.3%-78, 3.7%-22, 6.8%-22, 20.9%-16, 17.3%-114, 10.6%-38, 8.6%-54, 3.9%-47, 3.7%-31, 7.8%-37, 6.5%-64, 4.7%-28, 7.4%Deveon-40, 6.4%Deveon
Deveon vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Deveon by state

Where Deveon concentrates geographically, total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Deveon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
38 5.4%
#2 Texas
21 3.0%
Illinois share of Deveon's total US births 5.4%
Even split

38 of 703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deveon?
Since 1986, Social Security records show 703 babies named Deveon. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #6,422 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #11,064 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 45 births.
Where does Deveon sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deveon ranks #6,422 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,064 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Deveon most popular?
Deveon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 309 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Deveon most popular?
The top states for the name Deveon are Illinois (38 births), Texas (21 births).
How long has the name Deveon been used?
Records for Deveon go back to 1986, giving 40 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Deveon?
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.

What to do with Deveon's data

  • Deveon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (309 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Illinois records the most Deveons (38 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.

Keep exploring Deveon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Deveon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1986–2025 (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 Deveon 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.