Devyn
Devyn was the 1295th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 172 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 699th with 335 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 279 places. More babies were named Devyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,295 girls, down 150 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 172girls
- Girls and boys
- 79% girls, 21% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000335 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,215babies recorded
Devyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,295 | #2,807 | 172 | 45 |
| 2020 | #1,145 | #2,052 | 207 | 69 |
| 2010 | #993 | #925 | 254 | 218 |
| 2000 | #699 | #600 | 335 | 329 |
| 1990 | #1,084 | #1,326 | 163 | 70 |
| 1980 | #3,880 | #5,072 | 20 | 7 |
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How popular is Devyn, counting every spelling?
Devyn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,110 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,295 for Devyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 202 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devyn | 172 | #1,295 | 1,044 |
| Devynn | 15 | #7,220 | 90 |
| Devine | 15 | #7,219 | 75 |
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 Devyn?
172 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Devyn (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Devyn 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 49 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Devyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Devyn?
About 9,300 people born in the US named Devyn are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 11 and 29. That makes Devyn 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.
Devyn by state
How common Devyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (4.0×), Maryland (2.0×), Georgia (1.7×), Pennsylvania (1.7×). In 24 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Devyn
How popular is the name Devyn?
Devyn was the 1295th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 172 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 699th with 335 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 279 places. More babies were named Devyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Devyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 79% girls, 21% boys given the name Devyn in the US.
Where is Devyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Devyn was most common in Louisiana (0.51 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Georgia.