Girls' name · since 1915

Devora

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 2,893 babies named Devora, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,679 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,067 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,893
born since 1915
2010s
peak decade

2,893 babies have been named Devora since 1915, making it today's #2067 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Devora recorded 2,893 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #2067 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.

  • #3,679 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,067 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,893 born since 1915
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devora ranks #3,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,067 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,893 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,679 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,067 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,893
born since 1915
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%88%
Devora vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Devora's 2,893 recorded births place it above 94.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Devora compares

2,893 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Devora's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Devora Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,893 376 567,345
Peak-year births 93 21 19,840

Devora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Devora splits its recorded history at 1979: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 93 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Devora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
93
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
020406080100 191519411956196819801992200420162025 91

Devora by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (588 births, 20% of the file).

2010s was Devora's strongest decade.

588 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Devora births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 588 births (20% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Devora compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Devora's total volume

Devora vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -134, 5.8%-34, 4.5%-49, 5.7%-33, 8.1%-47, 6.1%-146, 2.6%-136, 2.2%-65, 3.9%-56, 4.6%-29, 8.2%-37, 34.9%-45, 4.8%-58, 4.2%-59, 4.4%-138, 4.5%Devora-111, 3.2%Devora
Devora vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
1,193 41.2%
#2 New Jersey
482 16.7%
#3 California
38 1.3%
New York share of Devora's total US births 41.2%
Even split

1,193 of 2,893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Devora? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 2,893 babies named Devora. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,679 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,067 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 93 births.
Where does Devora sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devora ranks #3,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,067 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 (1,193 births), New Jersey (482 births), California (38 births).
How long has the name Devora been used? ▼
Records for Devora go back to 1915, giving 111 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Devora's data

  • Devora's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (588 total births) through the 2020s (480) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Devoras (1,193 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Devora

Nearby Names Like Devora

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Devora

Devon Girl
#3471 20,303 births
Devin Girl
#2163 17,556 births
Devyn Girl
#1297 9,422 births
Devan Girl
5,161 births
Devorah Girl
#1355 4,789 births

Compare Devora side by side: Devora vs Devon Devora vs Devin Devora vs Devyn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Devora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–2025 (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 Devora 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.