# Devin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/devin/  
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 | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “fortuneteller”, “maiden” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛvɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Devon, Devan |
| US babies named this | 173,806 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 156,250 / 17,556 (10% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 518, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

* As an Irish, English, and French surname, spelling variant of Devine. Also see Devon. * Also as a French surname, from devin (“fortuneteller”). * As a Russian surname, from дева (deva, “maiden”).

## 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 | 160 | 1,421 |
| 2012 | 153 | 1,479 |
| 2013 | 109 | 1,852 |
| 2014 | 103 | 1,944 |
| 2015 | 110 | 1,864 |
| 2016 | 107 | 1,890 |
| 2017 | 103 | 1,945 |
| 2018 | 80 | 2,281 |
| 2019 | 90 | 2,094 |
| 2020 | 68 | 2,532 |
| 2021 | 84 | 2,216 |
| 2022 | 93 | 2,071 |
| 2023 | 91 | 2,112 |
| 2024 | 96 | 2,034 |
| 2025 | 86 | 2,158 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,466 | 157 |
| 2012 | 2,244 | 173 |
| 2013 | 1,847 | 209 |
| 2014 | 1,494 | 252 |
| 2015 | 1,386 | 259 |
| 2016 | 1,175 | 300 |
| 2017 | 1,042 | 330 |
| 2018 | 1,005 | 332 |
| 2019 | 915 | 360 |
| 2020 | 803 | 382 |
| 2021 | 832 | 388 |
| 2022 | 750 | 423 |
| 2023 | 665 | 462 |
| 2024 | 594 | 516 |
| 2025 | 548 | 548 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 | 3,142 |
| 1999 | 5 | 2,770 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4,137 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5,707 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,598 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,891 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 1,251 |
| 2012 | 21 | 1,229 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1,339 |
| 2014 | 22 | 1,178 |
| 2015 | 19 | 1,327 |
| 2016 | 20 | 1,319 |
| 2017 | 13 | 1,812 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1,610 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,266 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,548 |
| 2021 | 20 | 1,290 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1,781 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1,799 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1,199 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1,538 |

## People named Devin

- Devin Booker, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Devin Townsend, Canadian singer, guitarist and record producer
- Devin Ratray, American actor
- Devin Harris, American basketball player (born 1983)
- Devin Nunes, American politician, CEO of Trump Media
- Devin Logan, freestyle skier
- Devin Druid, American actor
- Devin Vassell, American basketball player (born 2000)
- Devin Hester, American football player (born 1982)
- Devin Ebanks, American basketball player (born 1989)
- Devin Haney, American boxer
- Devin Kelley, American actress

## 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.