Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Divine

Gender Unisex · 57% girls Rank 2025 #1,888 Trend ↑ Rising 12%

Divineis the given name of:Divine Deablo, American National Football League player Divine Naah, Ghanaian footballer Divine Ndhlukula, Zimbabwean businesswoman Divine…

Rank 2025
#1,888
among girls · ↑127 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
172
named Divine · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,454
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
219 babies
All-time total
4,328
#4,061 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Divine popularity over time

4,328 babies have been named Divine since 1976, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 11 11 1 – –
1980s 16 86 102 10 +827% #10,199
1990s 185 314 499 50 +389% #2,186
2000s 774 446 1,220 122 +144% #2,016
2010s 860 462 1,322 132 +8% #1,965
2020s (to 2025) 652 522 1,174 196 +48% #1,755

Where Divine 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 106 0.07 outside top 500
2027 109 0.07 outside top 500
2028 111 0.07 outside top 500
2029 112 0.07 outside top 500
2030 114 0.07 outside top 500

Where Divine is most popular

Girls named Divine per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.066 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, New York, and Texas.

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 Divine 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
Maryland 15 0.142 +113%
New York 36 0.091 +37%
Texas 71 0.088 +33%
Arizona 11 0.078 +18%
Ohio 18 0.076 +14%
Illinois 17 0.074 +12%
North Carolina 15 0.066 ≈ national
California 55 0.065 ≈ national
Virginia 11 0.065 ≈ national
Florida 27 0.063 -5%
Washington 6 0.042 -37%
Georgia 8 0.035 -47%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
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 Divine

Divine is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,888 in 2025 with 104 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 4,328 American babies have been named Divine, about 57% girls and 43% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 219 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 Divine stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Divine?

The median living Divine is about 13 years old; half are between 5 and 22. An estimated 4,300 people named Divine are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Divine 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 104 #1,888 68 #2,130
2024 97 #2,015 104 #1,634
2023 114 #1,784 99 #1,704
2022 118 #1,759 101 #1,696
2021 105 #1,887 78 #1,935
2020 114 #1,755 72 #1,983
2019 87 #2,144 75 #1,959
2018 89 #2,136 37 #3,120
2017 101 #1,965 52 #2,464
2016 87 #2,210 42 #2,847
2015 78 #2,361 37 #3,098
2014 73 #2,480 48 #2,551
2013 83 #2,242 36 #3,069
2012 87 #2,165 50 #2,502
2011 84 #2,244 36 #3,126
2010 91 #2,155 49 #2,523
2009 79 #2,432 44 #2,767
2008 79 #2,423 44 #2,759
2007 82 #2,334 48 #2,570
2006 78 #2,405 45 #2,629
2005 84 #2,190 44 #2,536
2004 69 #2,456 39 #2,711
2003 73 #2,306 37 #2,686
2002 79 #2,127 41 #2,438
2001 84 #2,016 48 #2,164
2000 67 #2,312 56 #1,880
1995 15 #6,047 28 #2,638
1990 – – 20 #3,086
1985 – – 17 #2,859
1980 – – 5 #6,509
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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Famous people named Divine

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

  1. 1 Divine Divine American actor, singer and drag queen (1945–1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Divine?

The median living Divine is about 13 years old. Half of all living Divines are between 5 and 22 years old.

How many people named Divine are alive today?

An estimated 4,300 people named Divine are alive in the United States, based on 4,328 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Divine mean?

Divineis the given name of:Divine Deablo, American National Football League player Divine Naah, Ghanaian footballer Divine Ndhlukula, Zimbabwean businesswoman Divine Oduduru, Nigerian sprinter Divine Fonjock, Cameroonian footballe

How popular is the name Divine in 2025?

Divine ranked #1,888 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 104 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Divine?

4,328 babies have been named Divine in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Divine most popular?

Divine peaked in 2022, when 219 newborns received the name.

Is Divine a boy or girl name?

Divine is used for both: about 57% of babies named Divine have been girls and 43% boys.

Is the name Divine rising or falling?

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

Will Divine become more popular?

Divine is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 114 girls named Divine 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 Divine?

Well-known people named Divine include Divine (actor).

Names like Divine

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

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