Is Devon a boy or girl name?
Devon is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 41 girls and 236 boys were named Devon, so 14.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.9% of the 92,706 US babies named Devon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #955
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,699
- Babies named Devon since 1914
- 92,706
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 4,000 babies
Boys and girls named Devon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 257 | 5 | 1.9% |
| 1930s | 334 | 22 | 6.2% |
| 1940s | 313 | 126 | 28.7% |
| 1950s | 474 | 402 | 45.9% |
| 1960s | 1,131 | 669 | 37.2% |
| 1970s | 3,101 | 2,546 | 45.1% |
| 1980s | 9,263 | 5,187 | 35.9% |
| 1990s | 28,421 | 7,808 | 21.6% |
| 2000s | 21,635 | 2,458 | 10.2% |
| 2010s | 5,946 | 793 | 11.8% |
| 2020s | 1,487 | 242 | 14% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 236 | #955 | 41 | #3,699 |
| 2023 | 256 | #907 | 48 | #3,336 |
| 2022 | 290 | #839 | 50 | #3,231 |
| 2021 | 321 | #776 | 52 | #3,124 |
| 2020 | 384 | #674 | 51 | #3,102 |
| 2019 | 342 | #715 | 53 | #3,054 |
| 2018 | 381 | #664 | 59 | #2,848 |
| 2017 | 421 | #619 | 68 | #2,578 |
| 2016 | 491 | #570 | 61 | #2,809 |
| 2015 | 518 | #554 | 78 | #2,360 |
| 2014 | 528 | #527 | 82 | #2,276 |
| 2013 | 644 | #447 | 83 | #2,241 |
| 2012 | 740 | #396 | 93 | #2,067 |
| 2011 | 854 | #350 | 105 | #1,901 |
| 2010 | 1,027 | #311 | 111 | #1,832 |
| 2009 | 1,235 | #277 | 121 | #1,787 |
| 2008 | 1,510 | #242 | 145 | #1,575 |
| 2007 | 1,862 | #210 | 188 | #1,299 |
| 2006 | 1,985 | #197 | 189 | #1,271 |
| 2005 | 2,097 | #191 | 256 | #963 |
| 2004 | 2,328 | #175 | 290 | #848 |
| 2003 | 2,527 | #160 | 324 | #765 |
| 2002 | 2,395 | #160 | 280 | #832 |
| 2001 | 2,722 | #147 | 294 | #801 |
| 2000 | 2,974 | #133 | 371 | #658 |
| 1999 | 3,000 | #125 | 447 | #563 |
| 1998 | 3,147 | #119 | 503 | #505 |
| 1997 | 3,189 | #119 | 583 | #437 |
| 1996 | 2,907 | #127 | 650 | #404 |
| 1995 | 3,113 | #119 | 887 | #314 |
| 1994 | 3,034 | #117 | 701 | #371 |
| 1993 | 2,726 | #127 | 915 | #298 |
| 1992 | 2,773 | #123 | 920 | #301 |
| 1991 | 2,474 | #132 | 1,205 | #233 |
| 1990 | 2,058 | #151 | 997 | #278 |
| 1989 | 1,716 | #179 | 625 | #395 |
| 1988 | 1,441 | #190 | 443 | #504 |
| 1987 | 1,195 | #209 | 418 | #508 |
| 1986 | 1,053 | #226 | 435 | #491 |
| 1985 | 977 | #239 | 405 | #501 |
| 1984 | 851 | #256 | 509 | #417 |
| 1983 | 750 | #276 | 579 | #384 |
| 1982 | 460 | #376 | 502 | #435 |
| 1981 | 384 | #425 | 550 | #406 |
| 1980 | 436 | #393 | 721 | #335 |
| 1979 | 410 | #394 | 757 | #316 |
| 1978 | 417 | #377 | 760 | #307 |
| 1977 | 442 | #372 | 329 | #543 |
| 1976 | 305 | #447 | 123 | #1,017 |
| 1975 | 314 | #450 | 109 | #1,077 |
| 1974 | 352 | #416 | 93 | #1,200 |
| 1973 | 270 | #478 | 81 | #1,278 |
| 1972 | 197 | #571 | 95 | #1,148 |
| 1971 | 191 | #602 | 100 | #1,160 |
| 1970 | 203 | #569 | 99 | #1,171 |
| 1969 | 169 | #604 | 84 | #1,216 |
| 1968 | 161 | #599 | 85 | #1,171 |
| 1967 | 149 | #614 | 68 | #1,325 |
| 1966 | 120 | #679 | 78 | #1,216 |
| 1965 | 105 | #727 | 74 | #1,254 |
| 1964 | 115 | #720 | 63 | #1,420 |
| 1963 | 104 | #756 | 87 | #1,171 |
| 1962 | 81 | #842 | 41 | #1,791 |
| 1961 | 65 | #954 | 53 | #1,556 |
| 1960 | 62 | #968 | 36 | #1,897 |
| 1959 | 55 | #1,037 | 38 | #1,800 |
| 1958 | 46 | #1,137 | 38 | #1,771 |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,221 | 41 | #1,687 |
| 1956 | 48 | #1,096 | 38 | #1,724 |
| 1955 | 56 | #1,004 | 43 | #1,556 |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,011 | 40 | #1,608 |
| 1953 | 43 | #1,126 | 57 | #1,290 |
| 1952 | 50 | #1,017 | 29 | #1,867 |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,200 | 41 | #1,467 |
| 1950 | 43 | #1,076 | 37 | #1,531 |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,281 | 23 | #2,026 |
| 1948 | 30 | #1,330 | 30 | #1,717 |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,371 | 17 | #2,475 |
| 1946 | 31 | #1,264 | 10 | #3,273 |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,140 | 20 | #1,891 |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,197 | 14 | #2,432 |
| 1943 | 33 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,340 | 7 | #3,829 |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,160 | 5 | #4,562 |
| 1940 | 34 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 27 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 38 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 34 | #1,129 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 39 | #1,025 | 5 | #4,366 |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,180 | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1931 | 36 | #1,134 | 6 | #3,985 |
| 1930 | 36 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 30 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 34 | #1,249 | 5 | #5,013 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,652 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 24 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,111 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,176 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Devon reached #117 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #233 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 Devon
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.