girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Devora

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,068 Trend ↑ Rising 50%
Rank 2025
#2,068
among girls · ↑39 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
91
named Devora
How common
1 in 17,662
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
93 babies
All-time total
2,893
#3,679 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Devora popularity over time

2,893 babies have been named Devora since 1915, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 6 1 – #3,892
1920s 31 3 +417% #3,239
1930s 36 4 +16% #3,654
1940s 76 8 +111% #2,517
1950s 167 17 +120% #2,414
1960s 181 18 +8% #2,468
1970s 205 21 +13% #2,760
1980s 275 28 +34% #2,675
1990s 380 38 +38% #2,685
2000s 468 47 +23% #2,818
2010s 588 59 +26% #2,619
2020s (to 2025) 480 80 +36% #2,068

Where Devora is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 97 0.06 outside top 500
2027 103 0.06 outside top 500
2028 108 0.07 outside top 500
2029 112 0.07 outside top 500
2030 116 0.07 outside top 500

Where Devora is most popular

Girls named Devora per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.051 per 1,000.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Devora 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 Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 171 0.947 +1748%
New York 154 0.389 +658%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Devora

Devora is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,068 in 2025 with 91 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 2,893 American babies have been named Devora. Its peak came in 2023, when 93 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Devora?

The median living Devora is about 22 years old; half are between 9 and 40. An estimated 2,700 people named Devora are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

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

Devora year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 91 #2,068
2024 91 #2,107
2023 93 #2,081
2022 77 #2,391
2021 64 #2,686
2020 64 #2,637
2019 58 #2,865
2018 66 #2,619
2017 56 #2,939
2016 45 #3,480
2015 63 #2,786
2014 63 #2,750
2013 66 #2,667
2012 55 #3,055
2011 62 #2,805
2010 54 #3,087
2009 56 #3,057
2008 52 #3,232
2007 50 #3,344
2006 47 #3,423
2005 46 #3,327
2004 49 #3,140
2003 39 #3,613
2002 40 #3,411
2001 52 #2,818
2000 37 #3,540
1995 42 #2,852
1990 28 #3,735
1985 26 #3,346
1980 21 #3,747
1975 27 #2,760
1970 20 #3,239
1965 22 #2,619
1960 19 #2,836
1955 12 #3,431
1950 17 #2,458
1945 – –
1940 7 #3,588
1935 – –
1930 5 #4,715
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 6 #3,892
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Devora?

The median living Devora is about 22 years old. Half of all living Devoras are between 9 and 40 years old.

How many people named Devora are alive today?

An estimated 2,700 people named Devora are alive in the United States, based on 2,893 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Devora in 2025?

Devora ranked #2,068 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 91 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Devora?

2,893 babies have been named Devora in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Devora most popular?

Devora peaked in 2023, when 93 newborns received the name.

Is Devora a boy or girl name?

Devora is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Devora rising or falling?

Devora is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Devora become more popular?

Devora is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 116 girls named Devora 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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