Devota — girls' name

What the Data Says About Devota

The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Devota between 1909 and 1952, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Devota currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Devota performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Devota shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Devota 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 200 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.