Devita — girls' name
242 babies named Devita in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
242 girls have been named Devita since 1955, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2003.
- 242
- total births
- 1955–2003
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
31% of everyone ever named Devita was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Devita in 1966 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Devita
The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Devita between 1955 and 2003, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Devita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Devita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Devita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Devita 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 242 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.
Devita at a glance
Last recorded 2003Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Devita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1955
- Peak year (1966)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2003.
242 total births across 49 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1966 with 12 births in a single year.
Devita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 76 births that decade — 31% of Devita's all-time total
Devita decade highlights
- Peak decade 76 births
- Runner-up 71 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Devita's strongest decade
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 31% of all-time use.
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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, 1955–2003 (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.