Deven

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #2,884 for boys in 2025, 43 births
Given to boys 89.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
2000 · 491 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,670
since 1954

Deven over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #1,487, 1978peak #479, 2000girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,88443
2024#13,4776#2,59551
2023#2,73747
2022#2,75347
2021#2,37357
2020#2,88641
2019#2,11068
2018#12,4647#2,14765
2017#1,73589
2016#1,65596
2015#10,8669#1,523108
2014#1,264141
2013#11,0009#1,070175
2012#11,2579#1,017192
2011#7,78315#893231
2010#8,70113#815263
2009#7,34117#686353
2008#10,08411#686350
2007#7,73316#669359
2006#8,23714#608393
2005#5,99920#532457
2004#5,96920#511479
2003#4,66827#508478
2002#4,07131#510447
2001#3,94032#494465
2000#3,33440#479491
1999#3,09942#479464
1998#4,14227#491444
1997#2,82043#516391
1996#2,20761#540355
1995#2,93240#542351
1994#2,75244#594302
1993#2,45151#609290
1992#2,57648#605291
1991#1,91373#686217
1990#2,12861#730195
1989#3,67327#792157
1988#5,06516#798141
1987#2,78035#810132
1986#3,05430#99187
1985#4,28218#97587
1984#2,73033#91792
1983#2,39839#96783
1982#3,01729#1,62237
1981#3,06628#1,72633
1980#2,09649#1,35748
1979#1,79560#1,53238
1978#1,48776#1,14959
1977#4,94213#1,47639
1976#1,87326
1975#7,1737#1,78727
1974#5,7769#1,88624
1973#4,87111#1,73626
1972#8,2925#2,41815
1971#1,66828
1970#4,76111#2,12518
1969#5,4568#1,81021
1968#5,1478#1,57425
1967#6,8045#1,65222
1966#1,96316
1965#5,8176#1,80619
1964#2,04016
1963#2,53911
1962#2,8489
1961#2,53811
1960#2,42312
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1957#4,9187#3,9935
1956#3,5356
1955#2,7649
1954#3,8275
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First appearance
1954

The first year at least five boys were named Deven! It came in at #3,827, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1957–1959, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Deven is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #126 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 415 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNHWashington: #638 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,960 boysWAIdaho: #348 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,720 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #418 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,997 boysMNIllinois: #567 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,286 boysILWisconsin: #347 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,255 boysWIMichigan: #564 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,561 boysMINew York: #561 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 4,511 boysNYMassachusetts: #334 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,527 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedIAIndiana: #532 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,825 boysINOhio: #411 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,120 boysOHPennsylvania: #366 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,773 boysPANew Jersey: #524 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,267 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #508 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 4,621 boysCAUtah: #606 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,477 boysUTColorado: #451 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,998 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedNEMissouri: #386 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,618 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedWVVirginia: #652 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,383 boysVAMaryland: #268 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,439 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedDEArizona: #571 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,717 boysAZNew Mexico: #329 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,817 boysNMKansas: #505 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,286 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedARTennessee: #555 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,093 boysTNNorth Carolina: #630 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,231 boysNCSouth Carolina: #499 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,029 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedMSAlabama: #646 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,743 boysALGeorgia: #733 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,971 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Deven, so not publishedHITexas: #576 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 5,031 boysTXFlorida: #497 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,536 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#126 · 1 in 415
  2. Maryland#268 · 1 in 1,439
  3. New Mexico#329 · 1 in 1,817
  4. Massachusetts#334 · 1 in 2,527
  5. Wisconsin#347 · 1 in 2,255

Best ever in a state: #126 in Alaska, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#12681 in 415
Maryland#268201 in 1,439
New Mexico#32961 in 1,817
Massachusetts#334131 in 2,527
Wisconsin#347131 in 2,255
Idaho#34851 in 1,720
Pennsylvania#366231 in 2,773
Missouri#386131 in 2,618
Ohio#411211 in 3,120
Minnesota#418101 in 2,997
Colorado#451101 in 2,998
Florida#497281 in 3,536
South Carolina#49971 in 3,029
Kansas#50551 in 3,286
California#508551 in 4,621
New Jersey#524111 in 4,267
Indiana#532101 in 3,825
Tennessee#55591 in 4,093
New York#561241 in 4,511
Michigan#564121 in 4,561
Illinois#567181 in 4,286
Arizona#57191 in 4,717
Texas#576361 in 5,031
Utah#60651 in 4,477
North Carolina#630101 in 5,231
Washington#63871 in 4,960
Alabama#64651 in 4,743
Virginia#65281 in 5,383
Georgia#733101 in 5,971
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Deven
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 289 spots since 2024 (#2,595#2,884)
  • 2 spots since 2020 (#2,886#2,884)
  • 1,361 spots since 2015 (#1,523#2,884)
  • Biggest jump: 655 spots in 1983 (#1,622#967)
  • Biggest drop: 129 spots in 2010 (#686#815)
Rise & fade · boys
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1954
  • Peaked 2000 at #479 (491 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1983–2011
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,000
  • Highest: 1 in 4,000 boys born in 2000 were named Deven (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 39,723 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 40.0% of all boys named Deven (4,272) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1981
  • Mostly girls until 1980, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s25#2,764 (1955)#3,530
1960s162#1,574 (1968)#2,119
1970s300#1,149 (1978)#1,765
1980s897#792 (1989)#1,096
1990s3,300#479 (1999)#579
2000s4,272#479 (2000)#568
2010s1,428#815 (2010)#1,423
2020s286#2,373 (2021)#2,705

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Deven in 2005

girls
#5,999
20 births · 1 in 92,392 girls
boys
#532
457 births · 1 in 4,370 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #5,999Deven20

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #532Deven457
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 92,392 of them was named Deven, which outranked 68.8% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deven
  1. #5,800Zakayla21
  2. #5,800Zuzanna21
  3. #5,800Zynia21
  4. #5,999Deven20
  5. #5,999Aariana20
  6. #5,999Aariona20
  7. #5,999Aasiyah20
  8. #6,245Aamina19
  9. #6,245Aamiyah19
  10. #6,245Aaniya19

Tied with 245 names at #5,999; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. 6,271Mikalah#7,077#806
  2. 2,724Yuridia#3,689#965
  3. 2,236Naima#3,127#891
  4. 1,924Karol#2,742#818
  5. 1,125Karma#1,972#847
Fallers
  1. 397Rhea#908#1,305
  2. 360Laisha#789#1,149
  3. 334Ashtyn#956#1,290
  4. 285Hunter#742#1,027
  5. 282Angeles#973#1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 4,370 of them was named Deven, which outranked 96.0% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deven
  1. #529Finn458
  2. #529Gilberto458
  3. #529Johnathon458
  4. #532Deven457
  5. #533Dayton456
  6. #534Alfonso455
  7. #534Everett455
Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. 3,722Talan#4,264#542
  2. 1,048Carmine#1,934#886
  3. 727Leland#1,335#608
  4. 528Amare#1,159#631
  5. 525Braylen#1,359#834
Fallers
  1. 817Madison#857#1,674
  2. 783Andon#865#1,648
  3. 406Kanye#486#892
  4. 379Jakobe#846#1,225
  5. 359Koda#930#1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005