Devon
Devon is given to both girls and boys: 44 girls and 216 boys were given it in 2025 (#3,479 among girls’ names and #1,028 among boys’, #1,868 among all names counting both); 92,976 Americans have been recorded with it since 1914 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026). Boys have outnumbered girls among babies named Devon every year since 1983.
An estimated 88,800 Americans named Devon and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (96% of everyone recorded); the median is 30 years old and half are between 23 and 36.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Devon by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Devon mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Devon is “a male given name” Its etymology gives the senses “Devonians” (both) and “Devon,” (and).
Also “a male given name transferred from the place name”
From Old English Defenas, which meant both “Devonians” and “Devon,” exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.
/ˈdɛv.ən/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Devon?
#1,028 among boys’ names, 2025
Devon fell from #554 in 2015 to #1,028 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 0.27 to 0.13 per 1,000.
4,001 babies in 1995, the peak
Devon peaked in 1995, when 4,001 babies were given it (3,114 boys, #119 among boys’ names). The 260 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 6% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #3,479 | 216 | #1,028 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,711 | 236 | #962 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3,340 | 258 | #902 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3,234 | 291 | #838 |
| 2021 | 52 | #3,126 | 322 | #776 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3,104 | 385 | #674 |
| 2019 | 53 | #3,056 | 342 | #715 |
| 2018 | 59 | #2,847 | 381 | #664 |
| 2017 | 68 | #2,578 | 421 | #619 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,809 | 491 | #570 |
Every recorded year (112)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78 | #2,360 | 518 | #554 |
| 2014 | 82 | #2,277 | 528 | #527 |
| 2013 | 83 | #2,241 | 644 | #447 |
| 2012 | 93 | #2,067 | 741 | #396 |
| 2011 | 105 | #1,901 | 855 | #350 |
| 2010 | 111 | #1,832 | 1,028 | #311 |
| 2009 | 121 | #1,787 | 1,236 | #277 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,575 | 1,510 | #242 |
| 2007 | 188 | #1,299 | 1,862 | #210 |
| 2006 | 189 | #1,271 | 1,985 | #197 |
| 2005 | 256 | #963 | 2,097 | #191 |
| 2004 | 290 | #848 | 2,328 | #175 |
| 2003 | 324 | #765 | 2,527 | #160 |
| 2002 | 280 | #832 | 2,395 | #160 |
| 2001 | 294 | #801 | 2,722 | #147 |
| 2000 | 371 | #658 | 2,974 | #133 |
| 1999 | 447 | #563 | 3,000 | #125 |
| 1998 | 503 | #505 | 3,147 | #119 |
| 1997 | 583 | #437 | 3,189 | #119 |
| 1996 | 650 | #404 | 2,907 | #127 |
| 1995 | 887 | #314 | 3,114 | #119 |
| 1994 | 701 | #371 | 3,033 | #117 |
| 1993 | 915 | #298 | 2,727 | #127 |
| 1992 | 920 | #301 | 2,773 | #123 |
| 1991 | 1,205 | #233 | 2,474 | #132 |
| 1990 | 997 | #278 | 2,058 | #151 |
| 1989 | 625 | #395 | 1,716 | #178 |
| 1988 | 443 | #504 | 1,441 | #190 |
| 1987 | 418 | #508 | 1,196 | #209 |
| 1986 | 435 | #491 | 1,053 | #226 |
| 1985 | 405 | #501 | 977 | #239 |
| 1984 | 510 | #417 | 851 | #256 |
| 1983 | 579 | #384 | 750 | #276 |
| 1982 | 502 | #435 | 460 | #376 |
| 1981 | 550 | #406 | 384 | #424 |
| 1980 | 721 | #335 | 436 | #393 |
| 1979 | 757 | #316 | 410 | #394 |
| 1978 | 760 | #307 | 417 | #377 |
| 1977 | 329 | #543 | 442 | #372 |
| 1976 | 123 | #1,017 | 305 | #447 |
| 1975 | 109 | #1,077 | 314 | #450 |
| 1974 | 93 | #1,200 | 352 | #416 |
| 1973 | 81 | #1,278 | 270 | #478 |
| 1972 | 95 | #1,147 | 197 | #571 |
| 1971 | 100 | #1,160 | 191 | #602 |
| 1970 | 99 | #1,171 | 203 | #569 |
| 1969 | 84 | #1,216 | 169 | #603 |
| 1968 | 85 | #1,171 | 161 | #599 |
| 1967 | 68 | #1,325 | 149 | #614 |
| 1966 | 78 | #1,216 | 120 | #679 |
| 1965 | 74 | #1,254 | 105 | #727 |
| 1964 | 63 | #1,423 | 115 | #720 |
| 1963 | 87 | #1,171 | 103 | #758 |
| 1962 | 41 | #1,790 | 81 | #840 |
| 1961 | 53 | #1,555 | 65 | #953 |
| 1960 | 36 | #1,896 | 61 | #974 |
| 1959 | 38 | #1,800 | 55 | #1,036 |
| 1958 | 38 | #1,769 | 46 | #1,137 |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,686 | 41 | #1,220 |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,723 | 48 | #1,095 |
| 1955 | 43 | #1,555 | 56 | #1,003 |
| 1954 | 40 | #1,607 | 55 | #1,010 |
| 1953 | 57 | #1,289 | 43 | #1,125 |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,866 | 50 | #1,016 |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,466 | 37 | #1,199 |
| 1950 | 37 | #1,530 | 43 | #1,075 |
| 1949 | 23 | #2,025 | 32 | #1,280 |
| 1948 | 30 | #1,716 | 30 | #1,329 |
| 1947 | 17 | #2,474 | 29 | #1,370 |
| 1946 | 10 | #3,272 | 31 | #1,264 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,890 | 33 | #1,139 |
| 1944 | 14 | #2,431 | 31 | #1,197 |
| 1943 | under 5 | 33 | #1,190 | |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,827 | 27 | #1,340 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,559 | 33 | #1,160 |
| 1940 | under 5 | 34 | #1,140 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 27 | #1,279 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 38 | #1,049 | |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,897 | 34 | #1,129 |
| 1936 | under 5 | 33 | #1,146 | |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,364 | 39 | #1,025 |
| 1934 | under 5 | 30 | #1,222 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 28 | #1,254 | |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,566 | 33 | #1,180 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,983 | 36 | #1,134 |
| 1930 | under 5 | 36 | #1,177 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 32 | #1,243 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 25 | #1,486 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 30 | #1,355 | |
| 1926 | 5 | #5,011 | 34 | #1,249 |
| 1925 | under 5 | 26 | #1,464 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 19 | #1,853 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 22 | #1,651 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 21 | #1,709 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 22 | #1,664 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 26 | #1,469 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 24 | #1,492 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 17 | #1,925 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 14 | #2,110 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 13 | #2,175 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 8 | #2,879 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 10 | #2,138 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Devon a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 92,976 Americans recorded as Devon, 22% are girls and 78% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Devon: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Devon, and how old are they?
88,800 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 96% of the 92,976 Americans ever recorded as Devon. The median Devon alive today is 30 years old; half are between 23 and 36.
The 2020 Census counted 78,789 people named Devon (18,248 women and girls, 60,541 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 88,048 born in the U.S. The Census count is 11% below that prediction. Possible reasons: people who give a short form or another name to the Census, and a survival estimate that can run high.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 141 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,320 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 7,250 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 37,200 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 37,200 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 5,760 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Devon born?
The states with the most babies named Devon are California, Texas and Florida, with 34% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 26 | #1,164 | 0.7× |
| Texas | 24 | #983 | 0.6× |
| Florida | 17 | #855 | 1.0× |
| New York | 13 | #1,452 | 1.0× |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | #804 | 1.4× |
| Ohio | 9 | #881 | 1.1× |
| Michigan | 9 | #786 | 1.3× |
| Illinois | 9 | #884 | 0.8× |
| North Carolina | 9 | #884 | 0.8× |
| Indiana | 8 | #727 | 1.3× |
Where Devon is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Devon is most over-represented in Pennsylvania: since 1914 it was given 1.4 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Devon with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 301,493 babies since 1880, Devon is the second most given (31% of them). In 2025 it was given to 260 of their 1,005 babies (26%), again the second most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Devon
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Devon and names like it
- Compare Devon and DevinBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1990sDevon peaked in 1995.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Devon since 1910.
- From place namesWiktionary’s origin for Devon: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1995The year the most babies were named Devon.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Devon alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with DMost given first.