Unisex name · since 1986
Divine
Divine has 2,487 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,885 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,487
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Divine is the #1885 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,487 recorded since 1986.
Divine has 2,487 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1885 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #4,061 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,885 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,487 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Divine ranks #4,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,885 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,487 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,885 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,487
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Divine's 2,487 recorded births place it above 94.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Divine compares
2,487 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Divine's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Divine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,487 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 118 | 21 | 19,840 |
Divine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divine splits its recorded history at 2007: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 118 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Divine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Divine popularity over time - boys
1,841 total births recorded since 1976 (Divine as boys' name)
Divine by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (860 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Divine's strongest decade.
860 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Divine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 185
1990s
185 births
- 2000s
2000s
774 births
- 2010s
2010s
860 births
- 2020s
2020s
652 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 860 births (35% of all-time use).
How Divine 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 Divine's total volume
Divine by state
Where Divine concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 312 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 261 | 10.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 148 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 70 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 68 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 66 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 61 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 45 | 1.8% |
312 of 2,487 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Divine appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Divine's data
- Divine's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (860 total births) through the 2020s (652) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Divines (312 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Divine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Divine 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.