Unisex name · since 1989
Devvon
Devvon has 59 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
59 boys have been named Devvon since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devvon has been recorded 59 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1989 to 2001.
- #20,973 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 59 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Devvon ranks #20,973 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Devvon's 59 recorded births place it above 53.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Devvon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Devvon's full recorded timeline at 1994, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Devvon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2001
- Peak year (1996)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2001.
59 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 10 births in a single year.
Devvon popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1977 (Devvon as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Devvon accounts for 8% of total recorded use across both genders.
Devvon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (43 births, 73% of the file).
1990s was Devvon's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Devvon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 43 births (73% of all-time use).
Devvon decade highlights
- Peak decade 43 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Devvon's data
- Devvon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Devvon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1989–2001 (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 Devvon 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.
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