Is Devyn a boy or girl name?
Devyn is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 210 girls and 50 boys were named Devyn, so 80.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 57.8% of the 15,993 US babies named Devyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,635
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,146
- Babies named Devyn since 1974
- 15,993
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 664 babies
Boys and girls named Devyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1980s | 195 | 341 | 63.6% |
| 1990s | 2,102 | 2,593 | 55.2% |
| 2000s | 2,876 | 2,776 | 49.1% |
| 2010s | 1,279 | 2,390 | 65.1% |
| 2020s | 294 | 1,076 | 78.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50 | #2,635 | 210 | #1,146 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,549 | 222 | #1,107 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2,302 | 218 | #1,128 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,283 | 219 | #1,126 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,050 | 207 | #1,145 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,239 | 206 | #1,163 |
| 2018 | 89 | #1,736 | 203 | #1,181 |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,832 | 232 | #1,094 |
| 2016 | 103 | #1,588 | 224 | #1,134 |
| 2015 | 109 | #1,515 | 263 | #1,016 |
| 2014 | 139 | #1,279 | 255 | #1,022 |
| 2013 | 129 | #1,328 | 258 | #974 |
| 2012 | 173 | #1,081 | 254 | #994 |
| 2011 | 176 | #1,066 | 241 | #1,033 |
| 2010 | 218 | #925 | 254 | #993 |
| 2009 | 244 | #864 | 273 | #975 |
| 2008 | 255 | #847 | 243 | #1,076 |
| 2007 | 250 | #846 | 288 | #937 |
| 2006 | 282 | #751 | 244 | #1,051 |
| 2005 | 274 | #737 | 290 | #875 |
| 2004 | 310 | #657 | 269 | #901 |
| 2003 | 325 | #631 | 283 | #855 |
| 2002 | 281 | #666 | 245 | #910 |
| 2001 | 326 | #603 | 306 | #772 |
| 2000 | 329 | #600 | 335 | #699 |
| 1999 | 333 | #585 | 320 | #709 |
| 1998 | 296 | #617 | 287 | #752 |
| 1997 | 276 | #626 | 278 | #760 |
| 1996 | 284 | #616 | 255 | #805 |
| 1995 | 266 | #635 | 253 | #788 |
| 1994 | 184 | #784 | 255 | #797 |
| 1993 | 186 | #767 | 266 | #777 |
| 1992 | 114 | #1,025 | 274 | #760 |
| 1991 | 93 | #1,139 | 242 | #837 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,326 | 163 | #1,084 |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,553 | 83 | #1,654 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,740 | 61 | #1,972 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,072 | 48 | #2,242 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,449 | 31 | #2,994 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,981 | 25 | #3,440 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,139 | 21 | #3,762 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,617 | 18 | #4,155 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,164 | 15 | #4,769 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,042 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,072 | 20 | #3,880 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,946 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,025 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,987 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,947 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Devyn reached #585 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #699 in 2000. 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.
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.