Unisex name · since 1914
Devon
72,673 babies named Devon in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,028 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 72,673
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Devon is the #1028 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 72,673 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devon has been recorded 72,673 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #1028 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #390 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,028 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 72,673 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devon ranks #390 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,028 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 72,673 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,028 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 72,673
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devon's 72,673 recorded births place it above 99.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Devon compares
72,673 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Devon's all-time total is 197x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 72,673 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,189 | 34 | 22,252 |
Devon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Devon's full recorded timeline at 1970, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 3,189 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Devon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 3,189
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Devon popularity over time - girls
20,303 total births recorded since 1926 (Devon as girls' name)
Devon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (28,422 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Devon's strongest decade.
28,422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Devon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 86
1910s
86 births
- 1920s 257
1920s
257 births
- 1930s 334
1930s
334 births
- 1940s 313
1940s
313 births
- 1950s 474
1950s
474 births
- 1960s 1,129
1960s
1,129 births
- 1970s 3,101
1970s
3,101 births
- 1980s 9,264
1980s
9,264 births
- 1990s
1990s
28,422 births
- 2000s
2000s
21,636 births
- 2010s 5,949
2010s
5,949 births
- 2020s 1,708
2020s
1,708 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 28,422 births (39% of all-time use).
How Devon 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 Devon's total volume
Devon by state
Where Devon concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,378 | 8.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 4,974 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,102 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 3,904 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 3,756 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 3,667 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 3,429 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 3,158 | 4.3% |
6,378 of 72,673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Devon appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Devon's data
- Devon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (28,422 total births); usage has since declined to 1,708 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Devons (6,378 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.
Keep exploring Devon
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Devon
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Devon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Devon 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.