Unisex name · since 1947
Devin
156,250 babies named Devin in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 156,250
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Devin is the #548 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 156,250 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Devin recorded 156,250 times among boys since 1947, holding rank #548 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #220 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #548 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 156,250 born since 1947
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devin ranks #220 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #548 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 156,250 born since 1947, peaking in the 1990s.
- #220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 156,250
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devin's 156,250 recorded births place it above 99.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Devin compares
156,250 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Devin's all-time total is 423x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 156,250 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,218 | 34 | 22,252 |
Devin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Devin splits its recorded history at 1986: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 6,218 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Devin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 6,218
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Devin popularity over time - girls
17,556 total births recorded since 1952 (Devin as girls' name)
Devin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (55,072 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Devin's strongest decade.
55,072 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Devin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1950s 399
1950s
399 births
- 1960s 2,728
1960s
2,728 births
- 1970s 6,271
1970s
6,271 births
- 1980s 21,704
1980s
21,704 births
- 1990s
1990s
55,072 births
- 2000s
2000s
49,430 births
- 2010s 16,419
2010s
16,419 births
- 2020s 4,192
2020s
4,192 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55,072 births (35% of all-time use).
How Devin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Devin's total volume
Devin by state
Where Devin concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16,462 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11,311 | 7.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 8,576 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 7,953 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6,713 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6,534 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6,057 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5,677 | 3.6% |
16,462 of 156,250 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Devin appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Devin's data
- Devin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (55,072 total births); usage has since declined to 4,192 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Devins (16,462 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 Devin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Devin 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.