NameTides

Devon

Devon was the #1,028 boys' name in the US in 2025 (216 babies), and #934 in England & Wales and #1,443 in Canada.

Devon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Devon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Devon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,028 (216)#934 (33)———#1,443 (16)
2024#961 (236)#814 (40)#432 (7)—#472 (7)#1,205 (19)
2023#901 (258)#874 (36)#728 (3)—#660 (4)#947 (25)
2022#837 (291)#925 (33)#590 (4)—#657 (4)#745 (34)
2021#774 (322)#1,023 (28)———#1,277 (16)
2020#674 (385)#845 (35)#599 (4)#392 (3)#556 (5)#878 (27)
2019#714 (342)#740 (44)#701 (3)—#564 (5)#770 (31)
2018#664 (381)#675 (51)#595 (4)—#572 (5)#628 (41)
2017#619 (421)#719 (48)#442 (7)—#356 (11)#681 (37)
2016#570 (491)#509 (80)#532 (5)—#541 (5)#635 (42)
2015#554 (518)#506 (76)#529 (5)—#699 (3)#422 (72)
2014#525 (528)#442 (91)#533 (5)—#508 (6)#554 (49)
2013#447 (644)#447 (89)#366 (9)—#352 (11)#491 (57)
2012#396 (741)#364 (117)#392 (8)—#548 (5)#356 (85)
2011#350 (855)#330 (134)#648 (3)—#407 (9)#295 (105)

Devon as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Devon as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Devon as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,459 (44)#2,006 (14)———#1,974 (11)
2024#3,695 (41)#2,254 (12)———#2,685 (7)
2023#3,329 (48)#1,255 (26)————
2022#3,220 (50)#1,501 (20)———#2,835 (6)
2021#3,112 (52)#1,102 (31)#652 (4)——#2,377 (8)
2020#3,091 (51)#1,397 (22)———#1,877 (11)
2019#3,043 (53)#1,189 (28)#765 (3)——#2,374 (8)
2018#2,841 (59)#1,272 (26)#449 (7)———
2017#2,573 (68)#1,144 (30)#446 (7)——#1,901 (11)
2016#2,798 (61)#1,057 (33)#413 (8)——#1,600 (14)
2015#2,351 (78)#1,139 (30)#509 (6)#426 (3)—#1,499 (15)
2014#2,267 (82)#920 (40)#681 (4)——#1,681 (13)
2013#2,236 (83)#784 (49)#387 (9)#370 (4)—#1,913 (11)
2012#2,064 (93)#874 (43)#665 (4)#383 (4)—#1,904 (11)
2011#1,898 (105)#841 (43)#579 (5)——#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1997 at #119.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1914.
  • In 2025, 17% of US babies named Devon were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,900 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 7,900uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,900uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 37,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Devon is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,700 to 1 in 8,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Devon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #618WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #870ILMichigan: #768MINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: #690MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #571IAIndiana: #711INOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #792PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,150CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #709MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: #634MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #873NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #775LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #974TXFlorida: #846FL
Devon (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

Devon (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
DevonCanadaGirls#1,97411
DevonCanadaBoys#1,44316
DevonEngland & WalesGirls#2,00614
DevonEngland & WalesBoys#93433
DevonIrelandGirls—too few
DevonIrelandBoys—too few
DevonNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DevonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DevonScotlandGirls—too few
DevonScotlandBoys—too few
DevonUSGirls#3,45944
DevonUSBoys#1,028216