Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2000

Devyn

Gender Unisex · 58% girls Rank 2025 #1,295 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,295
among girls · ↓145 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
217
named Devyn · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,345
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
664 babies
All-time total
16,215
#1,748 all-time among girls
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Devyn popularity over time

16,215 babies have been named Devyn since 1974, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 71 – 71 7 – #2,946
1980s 341 195 536 54 +655% #1,654
1990s 2,593 2,102 4,695 470 +776% #709
2000s 2,776 2,876 5,652 565 +20% #699
2010s 2,390 1,279 3,669 367 -35% #974
2020s (to 2025) 1,251 341 1,592 265 -28% #1,108

Where Devyn 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 172 0.11 outside top 500
2027 171 0.11 outside top 500
2028 171 0.11 outside top 500
2029 171 0.11 outside top 500
2030 170 0.11 outside top 500

Where Devyn is most popular

Girls named Devyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.129 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Maryland, and Georgia.

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 Devyn 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
Louisiana 45 0.514 +300%
Maryland 27 0.255 +98%
Georgia 50 0.220 +71%
Pennsylvania 51 0.216 +68%
Arizona 24 0.171 +33%
Indiana 21 0.150 +16%
California 124 0.148 +15%
North Carolina 33 0.145 +13%
Missouri 17 0.141 +10%
Michigan 25 0.137 +7%
Florida 58 0.136 +5%
Texas 104 0.129 ≈ national
Ohio 30 0.126 ≈ national
Virginia 19 0.111 -13%
Alabama 10 0.107 -17%
Kansas 6 0.104 -19%
Minnesota 11 0.102 -21%
Colorado 10 0.090 -30%
New York 34 0.086 -33%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -37%
South Carolina 7 0.078 -39%
Illinois 17 0.074 -42%
New Jersey 13 0.072 -44%
Utah 5 0.060 -53%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -55%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -68%
Washington 5 0.035 -73%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Devyn

Devyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,295 in 2025 with 172 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 16,215 American babies have been named Devyn, about 58% girls and 42% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2000, when 664 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 Devyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Devyn?

The median living Devyn is about 21 years old; half are between 13 and 27. An estimated 16 thousand people named Devyn are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

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

Devyn 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 172 #1,295 45 #2,807
2024 210 #1,150 50 #2,643
2023 222 #1,108 53 #2,517
2022 219 #1,123 63 #2,277
2021 221 #1,118 61 #2,284
2020 207 #1,145 69 #2,052
2019 206 #1,163 62 #2,239
2018 203 #1,182 89 #1,736
2017 232 #1,094 81 #1,832
2016 224 #1,134 103 #1,589
2015 263 #1,016 109 #1,515
2014 255 #1,023 139 #1,279
2013 258 #974 129 #1,329
2012 254 #994 173 #1,081
2011 241 #1,033 176 #1,066
2010 254 #993 218 #925
2009 273 #975 244 #864
2008 243 #1,076 255 #847
2007 288 #937 250 #846
2006 244 #1,051 282 #751
2005 290 #875 274 #737
2004 269 #901 310 #657
2003 283 #855 325 #631
2002 245 #910 281 #666
2001 306 #772 326 #603
2000 335 #699 329 #600
1995 253 #788 266 #635
1990 163 #1,084 70 #1,326
1985 25 #3,440 16 #2,981
1980 20 #3,880 7 #5,072
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Devyn?

The median living Devyn is about 21 years old. Half of all living Devyns are between 13 and 27 years old.

How many people named Devyn are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Devyn are alive in the United States, based on 16,215 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Devyn in 2025?

Devyn ranked #1,295 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 172 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Devyn?

16,215 babies have been named Devyn in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Devyn most popular?

Devyn peaked in 2000, when 664 newborns received the name.

Is Devyn a boy or girl name?

Devyn is used for both: about 58% of babies named Devyn have been girls and 42% boys.

Is the name Devyn rising or falling?

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

Will Devyn become more popular?

Devyn looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 170 girls named Devyn in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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