Deven
Deven was the 2896th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 479th; the most babies were born in 2000 (491). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,373 places. More babies were named Deven in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Devin) Origin uncertain · Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #2,896 boys, down 1 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000491 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,986babies recorded
What does the name Deven mean?
Deven is a spelling of Devin, pronounced the same way, so it shares Devin's meaning and origin.
Devin is mostly an Irish surname transferred to a first name. Wiktionary gives it as a variant of Devine, from Ó Daimhín, "descendant of Daimhín" (from damh, "stag"), or Ó Duibhín (from dubh, "black"); Woulfe's 1923 index lists Devin under both Gaelic names. A French surname Devin, "soothsayer", is separate. It is used for both boys and girls in the US.
Ó Daimhín (Irish, “descendant of Daimhín (damh 'stag')”)Ó Duibhín (Irish, “descendant of Duibhín (dubh 'black')”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Two Irish surnames gave Devin; meaning depends on the family.
Other explanations you may read: means 'poet'.
Related names: Devon, Devine, Devyn.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Devin', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Patrick Woulfe, Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames (1923), index of Irish surnames and their anglicized forms, M. H. Gill & Son (Internet Archive scan)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Devine', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Deven popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #2,896 | — | 43 |
| 2020 | — | #2,895 | — | 41 |
| 2010 | #8,859 | #815 | 13 | 263 |
| 2000 | #3,348 | #479 | 40 | 491 |
| 1990 | #2,135 | #730 | 61 | 195 |
| 1980 | #2,106 | #1,360 | 49 | 48 |
| 1970 | #4,824 | #2,143 | 11 | 18 |
| 1960 | — | #2,454 | — | 12 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Deven, counting every spelling?
Deven is a spelling of Devin, a name family that ranked #381 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,896 for Deven on its own. Together these spellings went to 866 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin | 548 | #548 | 3,389 |
| Devon | 216 | #1,028 | 1,323 |
| Devan | 53 | #2,522 | 277 |
| Deven | 43 | #2,896 | 245 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Deven?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Deven (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Deven 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 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Deven.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Deven?
About 10,400 people born in the US named Deven are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 31. That makes Deven 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.
Deven by state
How common Deven was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Deven: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Deven, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Deven
What does Deven mean?
The origin of Devin is uncertain: two Irish surnames gave Devin; meaning depends on the family.
How popular is the name Deven?
Deven was the 2896th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 479th; the most babies were born in 2000 (491). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,373 places. More babies were named Deven in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Deven a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Deven in the US.
Where is Deven most popular?
In 2021–2025, Deven was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.