Girls' name · since 1918
Devonia
220 babies named Devonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
220 girls have been named Devonia since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devonia has been recorded 220 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2001.
- #18,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 220 born since 1918
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devonia ranks #18,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 220 born since 1918, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Devonia's 220 recorded births place it above 73.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Devonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Devonia's full recorded timeline at 1969, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Devonia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2001
- Peak year (1971)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Devonia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (75 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Devonia's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Devonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 75 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Devonia's data
- Devonia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Devonia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1918–2001 (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 Devonia 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.