Devan

Where Devan comes from

The dictionaries list Devan as a given name — a unisex given name, alternative spelling of Devin — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1923
    Devan Nair born
    Malaysian-Singaporean politician, 3rd President of Singapore
  2. 1924
    First appearance
    #3,867 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1983
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  4. 1986
    Devan Dubnyk born
    Canadian ice hockey player
  5. 1994
    Peak, #367
    646 babies named Devan — more than any year before or since.
  6. 2008
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #749.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name, alternative spelling of Devin
Namesakes
  • Devan Nair · Malaysian-Singaporean politician, 3rd President of Singapore, 1923–2005
  • Devan Dubnyk · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1986
  • Devan Downey · American basketball player, born 1987
  • Devan Ekambaram · Indian film singer, born 2000
  • Devan Bailey · British basketball player, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.