Unisex name · since 1987
Devian
Devian has 275 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 275
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
275 boys have been named Devian since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Devian recorded 275 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1987 to 2024.
- #11,120 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 275 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devian ranks #11,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 275 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 275
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Devian's 275 recorded births place it above 75.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Devian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Devian splits its recorded history at 2003: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Devian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Devian popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1991 (Devian as girls' name)
Devian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (127 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Devian's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Devian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 127 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Devian's data
- Devian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- 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 Devian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1987–2024 (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 Devian 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.