Devonta — #5309 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Devonta

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,130 babies named Devonta between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Devonta currently holds the #5309 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 320 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Devonta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,933 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Devonta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 271 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Devonta in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Devonta 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 3,130 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.