Girls' name · since 1980
Devony
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 123 babies named Devony, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
123 girls have been named Devony since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Devony has 123 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2009.
- #24,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devony ranks #24,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Devony's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Devony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Devony's full recorded timeline at 1999, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Devony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2009
- Peak year (1999)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Devony by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (60 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Devony's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Devony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (49% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Devony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1980–2009 (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 Devony 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.