# Devon (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/devon/  
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 | English |
| Meaning | “devonians”, “devon” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛv.ən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Devin |
| US babies named this | 92,976 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 72,673 / 20,303 (22% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,830, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.

## 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 | 105 | 1,901 |
| 2012 | 93 | 2,067 |
| 2013 | 83 | 2,241 |
| 2014 | 82 | 2,277 |
| 2015 | 78 | 2,360 |
| 2016 | 61 | 2,809 |
| 2017 | 68 | 2,578 |
| 2018 | 59 | 2,848 |
| 2019 | 53 | 3,056 |
| 2020 | 51 | 3,104 |
| 2021 | 52 | 3,126 |
| 2022 | 50 | 3,235 |
| 2023 | 48 | 3,340 |
| 2024 | 41 | 3,711 |
| 2025 | 44 | 3,480 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 855 | 350 |
| 2012 | 741 | 396 |
| 2013 | 644 | 447 |
| 2014 | 528 | 527 |
| 2015 | 518 | 554 |
| 2016 | 491 | 570 |
| 2017 | 421 | 619 |
| 2018 | 381 | 664 |
| 2019 | 342 | 715 |
| 2020 | 385 | 674 |
| 2021 | 322 | 776 |
| 2022 | 291 | 838 |
| 2023 | 258 | 902 |
| 2024 | 236 | 962 |
| 2025 | 216 | 1,028 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 43 | 841 |
| 2012 | 43 | 874 |
| 2013 | 49 | 784 |
| 2014 | 40 | 920 |
| 2015 | 30 | 1,139 |
| 2016 | 33 | 1,057 |
| 2017 | 30 | 1,144 |
| 2018 | 26 | 1,272 |
| 2019 | 28 | 1,189 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1,397 |
| 2021 | 31 | 1,102 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,501 |
| 2023 | 26 | 1,255 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2,253 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2,006 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 134 | 330 |
| 2012 | 117 | 364 |
| 2013 | 89 | 447 |
| 2014 | 91 | 442 |
| 2015 | 76 | 506 |
| 2016 | 80 | 509 |
| 2017 | 48 | 719 |
| 2018 | 51 | 675 |
| 2019 | 44 | 740 |
| 2020 | 35 | 845 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1,023 |
| 2022 | 33 | 925 |
| 2023 | 36 | 874 |
| 2024 | 40 | 814 |
| 2025 | 33 | 934 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: دِيفُون
- Chinese: 德文郡
- Danish: Devon
- Esperanto: Devono
- German: Devon
- Japanese: デヴォン
- Latin: Devōnia
- Portuguese: Devon
- Russian: Девон
- Ukrainian: Девон
- Welsh: Dyfnaint

## People named Devon

- Devon Aoki, American actress and fashion model
- Devon Sawa, Canadian actor
- Devon Bostick, Canadian actor
- Devon Werkheiser, American actor
- Devon Graye, American actor
- Devon Hughes, American professional wrestler and producer
- Devon Larratt, Canadian professional armwrestler
- Devon Kershaw, Canadian cross-country skier
- Devon Gearhart, American actor
- Devon Van Oostrum, British basketball player
- Devon Toews, Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman
- Devon Allen, American football player and hurdler (born 1994)

## 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.