US rank #5842 Girls' name Peak 1993 639 births

Devika — #5842 US girls' name

639 babies named Devika in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s501990s1472000s1702010s1662020s75
#5842
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Devika was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

26 babies were named Devika in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Devika

The Social Security Administration has registered 639 babies named Devika between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Devika currently holds the #5842 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Devika performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Devika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Devika in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Devika in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 639 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Devika at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

639

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1993

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,842

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Devika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
26
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
051015202530 202420182012200620001994198819791975 5

Devika by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
170 births that decade — 27% of Devika's all-time total
1970s311980s501990s1472000s1702010s1662020s75

Devika by state

Where Devika concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Devika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 5.2%
#2 New York
30 4.7%
#3 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Devika's total US births 5.2%
Even split

33 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Devika?
639 babies have been named Devika since 1975. It currently ranks #5842 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 26 births.
When was Devika most popular?
Devika was most popular in the 2000s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Devika most popular?
The top states for the name Devika are California (33 births), New York (30 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Devika been used?
Devika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Devika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Devon, Devin, Devyn, Devan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.