Girls' name · since 1952
Devi
Devi has 1,016 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,016
- born since 1952
- 2020s
- peak decade
Devi currently ranks #3139 among girls' names in America, with 1,016 babies recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Devi recorded 1,016 times among girls since 1952, holding rank #3139 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #7,435 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,139 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,016 born since 1952
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devi ranks #7,435 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,139 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,016 born since 1952, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,016
- born since 1952
- 2020s
- peak decade
Devi's 1,016 recorded births place it above 89.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Devi compares
1,016 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Devi's all-time total is 170% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,016 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Devi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Devi splits its recorded history at 1991: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Devi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Devi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (246 births, 24% of the file).
2020s was Devi's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Devi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
104 births
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s
2010s
194 births
- 2020s
2020s
246 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 246 births (24% of all-time use).
How Devi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Devi's total volume
Devi by state
Where Devi concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62 | 6.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 42 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 22 | 2.2% |
62 of 1,016 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Devi's data
- California records the most Devis (62 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 Devi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Devi 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.