Devon Boy
How popular is Devon?
#1,028 boy name in 2025
216 baby boys were named Devon in the US in 2025, making it the 1028th most popular boy name. Another 44 girls got the name (#3,458 for girls).
Devon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,028 for boys (▼ 67 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 216 boys, 44 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-58% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #554 in 2015, #674 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1997 (3,189 boys) |
| Highest rank | #117 in 1994 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 86% boys, 14% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Devon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Devin family of names ranked #371 for boys in 2025 (#356 the year before), with 873 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Devin | 548 | 63% |
| Devon | 216 | 25% |
| Devan | 53 | 6% |
| Deven | 43 | 5% |
| Deavon | 7 | 1% |
| Devyne | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Devon is most popular
Babies named Devon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wisconsin: 0.3 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.3 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Ohio: 0.3 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- Michigan: 0.3 per 1,000 (54 boys)
Devon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 86 | #1,480 |
| 1920s | 257 | #1,237 |
| 1930s | 334 | #1,020 |
| 1940s | 313 | #1,135 |
| 1950s | 474 | #1,001 |
| 1960s | 1,129 | #598 |
| 1970s | 3,101 | #372 |
| 1980s | 9,264 | #178 |
| 1990s | 28,422 | #117 |
| 2000s | 21,636 | #133 |
| 2010s | 5,949 | #311 |
| 2020s | 1,708 | #674 |
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Questions
- Is Devon a boy or girl name?
- Devon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 86% of babies named Devon were boys.
- How popular is the name Devon?
- 216 baby boys were named Devon in the US in 2025, making it the 1028th most popular boy name. Another 44 girls got the name (#3,458 for girls).
- When was Devon most popular?
- Devon peaked in 1997, when 3,189 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #117 in 1994.
- How many people are named Devon?
- 92,976 babies have been named Devon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 89,268 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Devon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Devon was most common in Wisconsin, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.