Boys' name · since 1986
Devontae
2,990 babies named Devontae in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,545 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,990
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,990 babies have been named Devontae since 1986, making it today's #3549 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devontae has been recorded 2,990 times among boys since 1986, currently ranked #3549 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #2,545 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,549 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,990 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devontae ranks #2,545 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,549 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,990 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,545 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,990
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devontae's 2,990 recorded births place it above 94.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Devontae compares
2,990 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Devontae's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devontae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,990 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 211 | 34 | 22,252 |
Devontae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Devontae's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 211, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Devontae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 211
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Devontae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,289 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Devontae's strongest decade.
1,289 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Devontae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,289 births
- 2000s
2000s
877 births
- 2010s
2010s
525 births
- 2020s 249
2020s
249 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,289 births (43% of all-time use).
How Devontae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Devontae's total volume
Devontae by state
Where Devontae concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 248 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 199 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 179 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 152 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 140 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 109 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 98 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 95 | 3.2% |
248 of 2,990 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Devontae appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Devontae's data
- Devontae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,289 total births); usage has since declined to 249 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Devontaes (248 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Devontae: 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 (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Devontae 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.