Unisex name ★ peaked 1995

Devin

Gender Unisex · 10% girls Rank 2025 #548 Trend ↓ Falling 31%

A unisex given name A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage A male given name, variant of Devon A female given name.

Rank 2025
#548
among boys · ↓32 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
634
named Devin · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,117
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1995
6,938 babies
All-time total
173,806
#220 all-time among boys
First recorded
1947
in Social Security records

Devin popularity over time

173,806 babies have been named Devin since 1947, 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
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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 – 35 35 4 – #1,837
1950s 37 399 436 44 +1146% #880
1960s 153 2,728 2,881 288 +561% #379
1970s 1,070 6,271 7,341 734 +155% #236
1980s 3,821 21,704 25,525 2,553 +248% #96
1990s 7,777 55,072 62,849 6,285 +146% #58
2000s 3,003 49,430 52,433 5,243 -17% #69
2010s 1,177 16,419 17,596 1,760 -66% #140
2020s (to 2025) 518 4,192 4,710 785 -55% #382

Where Devin 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 514 0.30 outside top 500
2027 486 0.28 outside top 500
2028 464 0.27 outside top 500
2029 446 0.26 outside top 500
2030 431 0.25 outside top 500

Where Devin is most popular

Boys named Devin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.392 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Louisiana, and Connecticut.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Devin born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 151 0.923 +135%
Louisiana 85 0.831 +112%
Connecticut 47 0.694 +77%
Mississippi 38 0.669 +70%
Michigan 119 0.581 +48%
Nevada 33 0.579 +48%
Maryland 68 0.570 +45%
California 487 0.533 +36%
Massachusetts 69 0.502 +28%
Arkansas 31 0.490 +25%
New Mexico 16 0.486 +24%
Virginia 91 0.480 +22%
Georgia 120 0.474 +21%
New York 199 0.460 +17%
Kentucky 45 0.448 +14%
Illinois 114 0.446 +14%
Texas 392 0.445 +13%
South Carolina 45 0.435 +11%
Florida 205 0.433 +10%
Rhode Island 7 0.429 +9%
Ohio 111 0.419 +7%
New Jersey 84 0.417 +6%
Kansas 27 0.394 ≈ national
Indiana 63 0.393 ≈ national
Alabama 41 0.375 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 96 0.362 -8%
Tennessee 64 0.355 -10%
Missouri 49 0.354 -10%
North Carolina 89 0.349 -11%
Washington 53 0.324 -17%
Colorado 41 0.318 -19%
Oklahoma 26 0.294 -25%
Minnesota 34 0.277 -29%
Wisconsin 31 0.262 -33%
Oregon 15 0.198 -50%
Iowa 12 0.174 -56%
Utah 12 0.126 -68%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Devin

Devin is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #548 in 2025 with 548 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1947, 173,806 American babies have been named Devin, about 90% boys and 10% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1995, when 6,938 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Devin stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Devin?

The median living Devin is about 27 years old; half are between 20 and 34. An estimated 169 thousand people named Devin are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

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

Devin 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 86 #2,158 548 #548
2024 96 #2,034 594 #516
2023 91 #2,112 665 #462
2022 93 #2,071 750 #423
2021 84 #2,216 832 #388
2020 68 #2,532 803 #382
2019 90 #2,094 915 #360
2018 80 #2,281 1,005 #332
2017 103 #1,945 1,042 #330
2016 107 #1,890 1,175 #300
2015 110 #1,864 1,386 #259
2014 103 #1,944 1,494 #252
2013 109 #1,852 1,847 #209
2012 153 #1,479 2,244 #173
2011 160 #1,421 2,466 #157
2010 162 #1,414 2,845 #140
2009 181 #1,330 3,384 #126
2008 191 #1,302 4,008 #109
2007 245 #1,071 4,427 #100
2006 232 #1,090 4,451 #100
2005 277 #905 4,715 #90
2004 342 #762 5,167 #81
2003 312 #795 5,646 #74
2002 311 #772 5,440 #74
2001 410 #612 6,040 #71
2000 502 #525 6,152 #69
1995 745 #352 6,193 #58
1990 862 #318 3,866 #98
1985 355 #556 2,331 #121
1980 348 #542 980 #236
1975 16 #3,991 561 #319
1970 27 #2,658 523 #355
1965 6 #5,977 317 #434
1960 7 #5,305 108 #742
1955 12 #3,430 38 #1,224
1950 – – 7 #3,101
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Devin

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Devin Booker Devin Booker American basketball player (born 1996) Contemporary
  2. 2 Devin Ratray Devin Ratray American actor (born 1977) Contemporary
  3. 3 Devin Hester Devin Hester American football player (born 1982) Contemporary
  4. 4 Devin Townsend Devin Townsend Canadian musician (born 1972) Contemporary
  5. 5 Devin Nunes Devin Nunes American politician (born 1973) Contemporary
  6. 6 Devin Harris Devin Harris American basketball player (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Devin?

The median living Devin is about 27 years old. Half of all living Devins are between 20 and 34 years old.

How many people named Devin are alive today?

An estimated 169 thousand people named Devin are alive in the United States, based on 173,806 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Devin mean?

A unisex given name A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage A male given name, variant of Devon A female given name.

How popular is the name Devin in 2025?

Devin ranked #548 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 548 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Devin?

173,806 babies have been named Devin in the United States since 1947, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Devin most popular?

Devin peaked in 1995, when 6,938 newborns received the name.

Is Devin a boy or girl name?

Devin is used for both: about 10% of babies named Devin have been girls and 90% boys.

Is the name Devin rising or falling?

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

Will Devin become more popular?

Devin is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 431 boys named Devin in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Devin?

Well-known people named Devin include Devin Booker (basketball player), Devin Ratray (actor), Devin Hester (american football player).

Names like Devin

Names that sound and feel close to Devin: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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