Girls' name · since 1963
Devette
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Devette, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
Devette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1963.
Devette has 55 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1987.
- #33,844 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1963
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devette ranks #33,844 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1963, peaking in the 1960s.
- #33,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
Devette's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Devette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Devette's full recorded timeline at 1967, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Devette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1987
- Peak year (1966)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Devette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (38 births, 69% of the file).
1960s was Devette's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Devette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 38 births (69% of all-time use).
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What to do with Devette's data
- Devette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Devette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1963–1987 (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 Devette 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.