Unisex name · since 1957
Devlin
Devlin has 3,247 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,517 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,247
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Devlin is the #6517 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,247 recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devlin has been recorded 3,247 times among boys since 1957, currently ranked #6517 nationally and more common than 53% of boys, 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 1957 to 2025.
- #2,394 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,517 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,247 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devlin ranks #2,394 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,517 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,247 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,517 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,247
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Devlin's 3,247 recorded births place it above 94.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Devlin compares
3,247 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Devlin's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devlin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,247 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 140 | 34 | 22,252 |
Devlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Devlin's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 140, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Devlin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 140
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Devlin popularity over time - girls
195 total births recorded since 1970 (Devlin as girls' name)
Devlin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,172 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Devlin's strongest decade.
1,172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Devlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 125
1960s
125 births
- 1970s 271
1970s
271 births
- 1980s 300
1980s
300 births
- 1990s
1990s
670 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,172 births
- 2010s
2010s
585 births
- 2020s 119
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,172 births (36% of all-time use).
How Devlin 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 Devlin's total volume
Devlin by state
Where Devlin concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 248 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 132 | 4.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 127 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 102 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 68 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 58 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 51 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 44 | 1.4% |
248 of 3,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Devlin appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Devlin's data
- Devlin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,172 total births); usage has since declined to 119 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Devlins (248 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Devlin
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Devlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Devlin 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.