Devlin
Devlin was the 6547th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1149th; the most babies were born in 2007 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,288 places. More babies were named Devlin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,547 boys, down 2,375 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- 13% girls, 87% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007140 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,442babies recorded
Devlin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #6,547 | — | 13 |
| 2020 | — | #4,172 | — | 24 |
| 2010 | #17,732 | #1,699 | 5 | 90 |
| 2000 | — | #1,274 | — | 102 |
| 1990 | #11,790 | #1,785 | 6 | 44 |
| 1980 | — | #3,305 | — | 13 |
| 1970 | #8,297 | #1,630 | 5 | 28 |
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How popular is Devlin, counting every spelling?
Devlin has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Devlin?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Devlin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Devlin 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Devlin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Devlin?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Devlin are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 17 and 33. That makes Devlin 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.
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Questions about the name Devlin
How popular is the name Devlin?
Devlin was the 6547th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1149th; the most babies were born in 2007 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,288 places. More babies were named Devlin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Devlin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 13% girls, 87% boys given the name Devlin in the US.