Girls' name · since 1975
Devika
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 661 babies named Devika, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,783 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 661
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Devika currently ranks #5783 among girls' names in America, with 661 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devika has been recorded 661 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #5783 nationally and more common than 67% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #9,895 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,783 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 661 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devika ranks #9,895 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,783 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 661 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,783 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 661
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Devika's 661 recorded births place it above 86.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Devika compares
661 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Devika's all-time total is 76% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 661 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Devika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Devika's full recorded timeline at 2002, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Devika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Devika by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (170 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Devika's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Devika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
147 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
166 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 170 births (26% of all-time use).
How Devika 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 Devika's total volume
Devika by state
Where Devika concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 5.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 30 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
39 of 661 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Devika's data
- Devika's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (170 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Devikas (39 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 Devika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Devika 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.