Unisex name · since 1955
Devine
Devine has 835 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,755 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,927 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
835 babies have been named Devine since 1955, making it today's #5927 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Devine recorded 835 times among boys since 1955, holding rank #5927 nationally today, ahead of 57% 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 1955 to 2025.
- #5,755 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,927 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 835 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devine ranks #5,755 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,927 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 835 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,755 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,927 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devine's 835 recorded births place it above 87.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Devine compares
835 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Devine's all-time total is 126% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devine | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 835 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Devine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Devine splits its recorded history at 2002: 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 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Devine popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Devine popularity over time - girls
784 total births recorded since 1979 (Devine as girls' name)
Devine by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (268 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Devine's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Devine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 96
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
268 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s
2010s
144 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 268 births (32% of all-time use).
How Devine 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 Devine's total volume
Devine by state
Where Devine concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 129 | 15.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
129 of 835 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Devine's data
- Devine's decade-level peak was the 1990s (268 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Devines (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Devine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Devine 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.