Boys' name · since 1979
Devesh
Devesh has 295 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,678 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,433 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 295
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Devesh is the #12433 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 295 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devesh has been recorded 295 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #12433 nationally and more common than 11% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #10,678 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,433 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 295 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devesh ranks #10,678 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,433 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 295 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,678 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,433 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 295
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Devesh's 295 recorded births place it above 76.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Devesh compares
295 45th percentile among 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
Devesh's all-time total is 20% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devesh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 295 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Devesh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Devesh splits its recorded history at 2010: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Devesh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Devesh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (130 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Devesh's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Devesh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 130 births (44% of all-time use).
Devesh by state
Where Devesh concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
6 of 295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Devesh's data
- Devesh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deveshs (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Devesh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Devesh 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.