Recorded 1961–2022 Unisex name Peak 1993 730 births

Devone — boys' name

730 babies named Devone in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s741980s1671990s2512000s1412010s632020s10
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Devone was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

35 babies were named Devone in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Devone

The Social Security Administration has registered 730 babies named Devone between 1961 and 2022, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Devone currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 35 babies received it in a single year. Devone is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 122 additional births since 1952.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Devone performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 251 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Devone shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 56 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Devone in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Devone 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 730 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.

Devone at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

730

Since 1961

62 years of records

Peak year

1993

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1961

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2022

Devone popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1961

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1993)
35
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
010203040 202220122005199819911984197519671961 5

Devone popularity over time — girls

122 total births recorded since 1952 (Devone as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 122 births
4681012 1995199019791974196819631952 5

Devone by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
251 births that decade — 34% of Devone's all-time total
1960s241970s741980s1671990s2512000s1412010s632020s10

Devone by state

Where Devone concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Devone
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
56 7.7%
#2 California
16 2.2%
#3 Ohio
6 0.8%
New York share of Devone's total US births 7.7%
Even split

56 of 730 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Devone?
730 babies have been named Devone since 1961. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1993 with 35 births.
When was Devone most popular?
Devone was most popular in the 1990s decade with 251 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Devone most popular?
The top states for the name Devone are New York (56 births), California (16 births), Ohio (6 births).
Is Devone a unisex name?
Yes, Devone is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 730 births, and as a girl's name it has 122 births.
How long has the name Devone been used?
Devone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 62 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Devone?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Devin, Devon, Devan, Devonte, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1961–2022 (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.