Is Devan a boy or girl name?
Devan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 53 boys were named Devan, so 18.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 27.5% of the 18,747 US babies named Devan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,526
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,548
- Babies named Devan since 1924
- 18,747
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 958 babies
Boys and girls named Devan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 143 | 14 | 8.9% |
| 1970s | 335 | 270 | 44.6% |
| 1980s | 1,517 | 939 | 38.2% |
| 1990s | 5,503 | 2,781 | 33.6% |
| 2000s | 4,251 | 856 | 16.8% |
| 2010s | 1,462 | 249 | 14.6% |
| 2020s | 295 | 52 | 15% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53 | #2,526 | 12 | #8,548 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,621 | 9 | #10,511 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,274 | 11 | #9,209 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,350 | 12 | #8,600 |
| 2020 | 71 | #2,004 | 8 | #11,355 |
| 2019 | 78 | #1,904 | 19 | #6,233 |
| 2018 | 85 | #1,796 | 8 | #11,672 |
| 2017 | 96 | #1,651 | 18 | #6,606 |
| 2016 | 131 | #1,358 | 30 | #4,653 |
| 2015 | 121 | #1,419 | 18 | #6,800 |
| 2014 | 151 | #1,214 | 29 | #4,804 |
| 2013 | 150 | #1,192 | 21 | #6,075 |
| 2012 | 203 | #985 | 36 | #4,149 |
| 2011 | 208 | #953 | 33 | #4,388 |
| 2010 | 239 | #877 | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2009 | 291 | #780 | 58 | #2,977 |
| 2008 | 301 | #749 | 54 | #3,131 |
| 2007 | 410 | #610 | 74 | #2,518 |
| 2006 | 418 | #586 | 83 | #2,291 |
| 2005 | 423 | #561 | 81 | #2,242 |
| 2004 | 487 | #502 | 83 | #2,161 |
| 2003 | 519 | #480 | 93 | #1,952 |
| 2002 | 441 | #515 | 82 | #2,086 |
| 2001 | 501 | #472 | 130 | #1,452 |
| 2000 | 460 | #496 | 118 | #1,535 |
| 1999 | 524 | #440 | 136 | #1,322 |
| 1998 | 592 | #409 | 161 | #1,168 |
| 1997 | 566 | #408 | 200 | #976 |
| 1996 | 533 | #421 | 254 | #807 |
| 1995 | 599 | #390 | 295 | #709 |
| 1994 | 646 | #367 | 293 | #711 |
| 1993 | 568 | #407 | 312 | #694 |
| 1992 | 579 | #397 | 360 | #628 |
| 1991 | 509 | #440 | 449 | #520 |
| 1990 | 387 | #493 | 321 | #669 |
| 1989 | 357 | #506 | 166 | #1,033 |
| 1988 | 263 | #570 | 123 | #1,219 |
| 1987 | 202 | #645 | 104 | #1,320 |
| 1986 | 181 | #668 | 90 | #1,425 |
| 1985 | 155 | #710 | 72 | #1,636 |
| 1984 | 109 | #841 | 72 | #1,568 |
| 1983 | 111 | #828 | 87 | #1,374 |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,259 | 69 | #1,658 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,554 | 66 | #1,717 |
| 1980 | 45 | #1,416 | 90 | #1,382 |
| 1979 | 48 | #1,342 | 92 | #1,338 |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,070 | 128 | #1,054 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,224 | 27 | #2,926 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,021 | 6 | #8,249 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,710 | 6 | #7,944 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,458 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,643 | 5 | #8,658 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,080 | 6 | #7,301 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,123 | 8 | #5,570 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,797 | 6 | #6,431 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,053 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,982 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,679 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,336 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,111 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,215 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,453 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,567 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,686 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,323 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,630 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,970 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,409 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,455 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,995 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Devan reached #367 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #520 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Devan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.