Recorded 1973–2020 Unisex name Peak 1992 432 births

Devonn — boys' name

432 babies named Devonn in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s731990s1542000s1172010s522020s8
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Devonn was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

27 babies were named Devonn in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Devonn

The Social Security Administration has registered 432 babies named Devonn between 1973 and 2020, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Devonn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 27 babies received it in a single year. Devonn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 23 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Devonn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Devonn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Devonn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Devonn 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 432 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.

Devonn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

432

Since 1973

48 years of records

Peak year

1992

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1973

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2020

Devonn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1973

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1992)
27
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
051015202530 20202011200519991993198719801973 5

Devonn popularity over time — girls

23 total births recorded since 1990 (Devonn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.5 1996199219911990 6

Devonn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
154 births that decade — 36% of Devonn's all-time total
1970s281980s731990s1542000s1172010s522020s8

Devonn by state

Where Devonn concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Devonn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 1.6%
California share of Devonn's total US births 1.6%

7 of 432 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Devonn?
432 babies have been named Devonn since 1973. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1992 with 27 births.
When was Devonn most popular?
Devonn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Devonn most popular?
The top states for the name Devonn are California (7 births).
Is Devonn a unisex name?
Yes, Devonn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 432 births, and as a girl's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Devonn been used?
Devonn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 48 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Devonn?
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, 1973–2020 (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.