Boys' name · since 1988
Devontay
Devontay has 895 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,518 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,546 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 895
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devontay currently ranks #12546 among boys' names in America, with 895 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devontay has been recorded 895 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #12546 nationally and more common than 10% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #5,518 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,546 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 895 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devontay ranks #5,518 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,546 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 895 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,518 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,546 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 895
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devontay's 895 recorded births place it above 87.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Devontay compares
895 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Devontay's all-time total is 143% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Devontay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 895 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Devontay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Devontay's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 84, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Devontay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Devontay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (454 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Devontay's strongest decade.
454 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Devontay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
454 births
- 2000s
2000s
257 births
- 2010s 110
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 454 births (51% of all-time use).
How Devontay 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 Devontay's total volume
Devontay by state
Where Devontay concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 39 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 32 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 26 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 14 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
39 of 895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Devontay appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Devontay's data
- Devontay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (454 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Devontays (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Devontay: 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 (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Devontay 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.