# Devi (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/devi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | “goddess”, “female deity” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪvi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,016 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,016 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 87, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवी (devī́, “goddess, female deity”).

## What it means

Devi is grouped under god.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28 | 4,959 |
| 2012 | 20 | 6,406 |
| 2013 | 16 | 7,492 |
| 2014 | 14 | 8,162 |
| 2015 | 19 | 6,528 |
| 2016 | 15 | 7,697 |
| 2017 | 18 | 6,612 |
| 2018 | 21 | 5,837 |
| 2019 | 21 | 5,845 |
| 2020 | 27 | 4,793 |
| 2021 | 27 | 4,875 |
| 2022 | 41 | 3,721 |
| 2023 | 51 | 3,197 |
| 2024 | 49 | 3,242 |
| 2025 | 51 | 3,139 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4 | 3,409 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3,970 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3,667 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4,564 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4,764 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4,739 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5,730 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4,686 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,942 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1,819 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,788 |

## People named Devi

- Chaudhary Devi Lal, former Deputy Prime Minister of India (1915-2001)
- Devi Chankotadze, general

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.