Dev
Dev was the 1427th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1235th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 114 places. More babies were named Dev in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,427 boys, up 211 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 126boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009145 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,146babies recorded
Dev popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,427 | 126 |
| 2020 | #1,638 | 98 |
| 2010 | #1,450 | 114 |
| 2000 | #2,345 | 41 |
| 1990 | #3,646 | 16 |
| 1980 | #3,915 | 10 |
| 1970 | #4,370 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dev, counting every spelling?
Dev has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,356 for boys in 2025, against #1,427 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Dev?
126 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dev (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dev born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dev.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dev?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Dev are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 21. That makes Dev mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dev by state
How common Dev was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.3×), California (1.8×), Illinois (1.6×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dev: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dev, they share its era and feel.
Dev is also a nickname for Devin.
Questions about the name Dev
How popular is the name Dev?
Dev was the 1427th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1235th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 114 places. More babies were named Dev in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Dev a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dev in the US.
Where is Dev most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dev was most common in New Jersey (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Illinois.