Recorded 1989–2004 Girls' name Peak 1989 18 births

Devoney — girls' name

18 babies named Devoney in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s52000s5

The verdict

18 girls have been named Devoney since 1989, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2004.

18
total births
1989–2004
years on record
1980s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Devoney was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Devoney in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Devoney

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Devoney between 1989 and 2004, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Devoney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Devoney performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Devoney shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Devoney 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 18 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.

Devoney at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

18

Since 1989

16 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1989

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2004

Devoney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1989

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 200419921989 8

Devoney by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
8 births that decade — 44% of Devoney's all-time total
1980s81990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Devoney?
18 babies have been named Devoney since 1989. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Devoney most popular?
Devoney was most popular in the 1980s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Devoney been used?
Devoney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 16 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Devoney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Devon, Devin, Devyn, Devan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1989–2004 (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.