Is Devlin a boy or girl name?
Devlin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Devlin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.7% of the 3,428 US babies named Devlin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,526
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Devlin since 1957
- 3,428
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 146 babies
Boys and girls named Devlin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 125 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 271 | 20 | 6.9% |
| 1980s | 300 | 19 | 6% |
| 1990s | 670 | 66 | 9% |
| 2000s | 1,171 | 29 | 2.4% |
| 2010s | 585 | 47 | 7.4% |
| 2020s | 106 | 14 | 11.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,526 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,629 | 5 | #15,785 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,894 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,931 | 9 | #10,488 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,172 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,033 | 7 | #12,792 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,762 | 5 | #16,316 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,697 | 5 | #16,506 |
| 2016 | 45 | #2,695 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,259 | 6 | #14,984 |
| 2014 | 71 | #2,007 | 7 | #13,446 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,144 | 6 | #15,123 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,803 | 6 | #15,470 |
| 2011 | 77 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,699 | 5 | #17,732 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 140 | #1,256 | 6 | #16,037 |
| 2006 | 128 | #1,293 | 8 | #12,716 |
| 2005 | 119 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 132 | #1,180 | 5 | #16,827 |
| 2003 | 131 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 102 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 94 | #1,359 | 10 | #9,575 |
| 2000 | 101 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 85 | #1,388 | 5 | #15,058 |
| 1998 | 95 | #1,272 | 10 | #8,771 |
| 1997 | 89 | #1,288 | 8 | #10,050 |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,425 | 6 | #12,256 |
| 1995 | 71 | #1,406 | 10 | #8,255 |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,384 | 8 | #9,826 |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,703 | 6 | #12,184 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,838 | 7 | #10,571 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,785 | 6 | #11,789 |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,388 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,414 | 5 | #11,790 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,767 | 8 | #7,941 |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,244 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,178 | 6 | #9,532 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,305 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,401 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,304 | 5 | #10,154 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,224 | 5 | #10,008 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,858 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 36 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 39 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,148 | 5 | #8,763 |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,630 | 5 | #8,298 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,339 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,838 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,903 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,216 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,130 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Devlin reached #1,149 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #7,941 in 1986. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Devlin
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.