Devin
Devin was the 548th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 548 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 58th; the most babies were born in 1998 (6,218). Over the last ten years it has moved down 289 places. More babies were named Devin in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Irish
Say it DEV-in /ˈdɛvɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #548 boys, down 166 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 548boys
- Girls and boys
- 12% girls, 88% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19986,218 babies
- Total since 1880
- 173,806babies recorded
What does the name Devin mean?
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)
Nicknames for Devin
The usual nicknames for Devin are Dev. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Devin in the last five years, 17 were named Dev, against 2 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dev | Modern | #1,427 | 592 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Devins go by each one.
Devin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,158 | #548 | 86 | 548 |
| 2020 | #2,532 | #382 | 68 | 803 |
| 2010 | #1,414 | #140 | 162 | 2,845 |
| 2000 | #525 | #69 | 502 | 6,152 |
| 1990 | #318 | #98 | 862 | 3,866 |
| 1980 | #542 | #236 | 348 | 980 |
| 1970 | #2,658 | #355 | 27 | 523 |
| 1960 | #5,305 | #742 | 7 | 108 |
| 1950 | — | #3,101 | — | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Devin, counting every spelling?
Devin is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #381 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #548 for Devin 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 Devin?
548 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Devin (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Devin 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 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Devin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Devin?
About 150,900 people born in the US named Devin are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 21 and 34. That makes Devin 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.
Devin by state
How common Devin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.4×), Louisiana (2.1×), Connecticut (1.8×), Mississippi (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Iowa, Oregon.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Devin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Devin, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Devin · Sibling names for Devin
Questions about the name Devin
What does Devin mean?
The origin of Devin is uncertain: two Irish surnames gave Devin; meaning depends on the family.
How popular is the name Devin?
Devin was the 548th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 548 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 58th; the most babies were born in 1998 (6,218). Over the last ten years it has moved down 289 places. More babies were named Devin in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Devin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 12% girls, 88% boys given the name Devin in the US.
Where is Devin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Devin was most common in Arizona (0.92 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Connecticut.