Unisex name · since 1973
Devonn
Devonn has 432 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 432
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devonn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 432 recorded since 1973.
Devonn has 432 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2020.
- #8,607 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 432 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devonn ranks #8,607 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 432 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 432
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devonn's 432 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Devonn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Devonn splits its recorded history at 1997: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Devonn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2020
- Peak year (1992)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Devonn popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 1990 (Devonn as girls' name)
Devonn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (154 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Devonn's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Devonn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 154 births (36% of all-time use).
Devonn by state
Where Devonn concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.6% |
7 of 432 births nationwide.
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- Devonn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Devonns (7 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Devonn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1973–2020 (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 Devonn 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.