NameTides

Devan

Devan was the #2,516 boys' name in the US in 2025 (53 babies), and #1,307 in England & Wales and #1,642 in Canada.

Devan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Devan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Devan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,516 (53)#1,307 (21)——#1,642 (13)
2024#2,527 (53)#2,922 (7)——#1,764 (11)
2023#2,614 (50)#1,701 (14)——#2,336 (7)
2022#2,269 (63)#1,179 (23)——#1,653 (11)
2021#2,349 (58)#1,329 (19)——#2,260 (7)
2020#1,996 (71)#1,548 (15)——#1,261 (16)
2019#1,899 (78)#1,869 (12)——#1,448 (13)
2018#1,792 (85)#1,194 (22)——#2,403 (6)
2017#1,644 (96)#1,703 (14)——#1,422 (13)
2016#1,356 (131)#1,627 (15)——#1,346 (14)
2015#1,416 (121)#1,095 (25)——#1,681 (10)
2014#1,213 (151)#959 (30)——#2,133 (7)
2013#1,192 (150)#1,339 (18)——#1,312 (14)
2012#983 (203)#1,270 (20)——#1,143 (17)
2011#953 (208)#852 (34)—#540 (5)#958 (22)

Devan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Devan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020
Devan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2024#8,443 (12)———
2023#10,312 (9)———
2022#9,056 (11)———
2021#8,464 (12)———
2020#11,090 (8)———
2019#6,176 (19)———
2018#11,427 (8)———
2017#6,531 (18)———
2016#4,632 (30)———
2015#6,721 (18)———
2014#4,768 (29)———
2013#6,017 (21)———
2012#4,121 (36)#4,838 (4)——
2011#4,353 (33)——#3,310 (5)
2010#4,023 (37)——#2,878 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1994 at #367.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1924.
  • In 2024, 19% of US babies named Devan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 32,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Devan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 34,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 40,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Devan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,760TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Devan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Devan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DevanCanadaGirls—too few
DevanCanadaBoys#1,64213
DevanEngland & WalesGirls—too few
DevanEngland & WalesBoys#1,30721
DevanIrelandBoys—too few
DevanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DevanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DevanScotlandGirls—too few
DevanScotlandBoys—too few
DevanUSGirls—too few
DevanUSBoys#2,51653