US rank #2131 Girls' name Peak 2023 2,800 births

Devora — #2131 US girls' name

2,800 babies named Devora in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s311930s361940s761950s1671960s1811970s2051980s2751990s3802000s4682010s5882020s387
#2131
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Devora was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

93 babies were named Devora in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Devora

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,800 babies named Devora between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Devora currently holds the #2131 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Devora performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 588 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Devora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,166 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Devora in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Devora 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 2,800 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.

Devora at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,800

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2023

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,131

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Devora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
93
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Devora by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
588 births that decade — 21% of Devora's all-time total
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Devora by state

Where Devora concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Devora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,166 41.6%
#2 New Jersey
436 15.6%
#3 California
38 1.4%
New York share of Devora's total US births 41.6%
Even split

1,166 of 2,800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Devora?
2,800 babies have been named Devora since 1915. It currently ranks #2131 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 93 births.
When was Devora most popular?
Devora was most popular in the 2010s decade with 588 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Devora most popular?
The top states for the name Devora are New York (1,166 births), New Jersey (436 births), California (38 births).
How long has the name Devora been used?
Devora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Devora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Devon, Devin, Devyn, Devan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.