Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2000

Deven

Gender Unisex · 11% girls Rank 2025 #2,896 Trend ↓ Falling 16%
Rank 2025
#2,896
among boys · ↓290 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
43
named Deven · -25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 39,723
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2000
531 babies
All-time total
11,986
#1,162 all-time among boys
First recorded
1954
in Social Security records

Deven popularity over time

11,986 babies have been named Deven since 1954, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 7 25 32 3 – #2,817
1960s 27 162 189 19 +491% #1,587
1970s 192 300 492 49 +160% #1,155
1980s 304 897 1,201 120 +144% #793
1990s 490 3,300 3,790 379 +216% #479
2000s 228 4,272 4,500 450 +19% #479
2010s 62 1,428 1,490 149 -67% #815
2020s (to 2025) 6 286 292 49 -67% #2,385

Where Deven is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 42 0.02 outside top 500
2027 40 0.02 outside top 500
2028 39 0.02 outside top 500
2029 38 0.02 outside top 500
2030 38 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Deven

Deven is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,896 in 2025 with 43 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1954, 11,986 American babies have been named Deven, about 89% boys and 11% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2000, when 531 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Deven stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Deven?

The median living Deven is about 25 years old; half are between 19 and 32. An estimated 12 thousand people named Deven are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Deven year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 43 #2,896
2024 6 #13,929 51 #2,606
2023 – – 47 #2,744
2022 – – 47 #2,761
2021 – – 57 #2,385
2020 – – 41 #2,895
2019 – – 68 #2,115
2018 7 #12,832 65 #2,151
2017 – – 89 #1,738
2016 – – 96 #1,656
2015 9 #11,140 108 #1,523
2014 – – 141 #1,264
2013 9 #11,259 175 #1,071
2012 9 #11,524 192 #1,017
2011 15 #7,904 231 #893
2010 13 #8,859 263 #815
2009 17 #7,434 353 #687
2008 11 #10,273 350 #686
2007 16 #7,832 359 #669
2006 14 #8,369 393 #608
2005 20 #6,077 457 #532
2004 20 #6,042 479 #511
2003 27 #4,707 478 #508
2002 31 #4,095 447 #510
2001 32 #3,967 465 #494
2000 40 #3,348 491 #479
1995 40 #2,939 351 #542
1990 61 #2,135 195 #730
1985 18 #4,316 87 #975
1980 49 #2,106 48 #1,360
1975 7 #7,361 27 #1,800
1970 11 #4,824 18 #2,143
1965 6 #5,974 19 #1,823
1960 – – 12 #2,454
1955 – – 9 #2,817
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Deven, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Deven?

The median living Deven is about 25 years old. Half of all living Devens are between 19 and 32 years old.

How many people named Deven are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Deven are alive in the United States, based on 11,986 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Deven in 2025?

Deven ranked #2,896 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 43 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Deven?

11,986 babies have been named Deven in the United States since 1954, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Deven most popular?

Deven peaked in 2000, when 531 newborns received the name.

Is Deven a boy or girl name?

Deven is used for both: about 11% of babies named Deven have been girls and 89% boys.

Is the name Deven rising or falling?

Deven is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Deven become more popular?

Deven is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 38 boys named Deven in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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