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Devin

Means “fortuneteller”*

CommonRare
Rank 2015: #259, 2016: #300, 2017: #329, 2018: #332, 2019: #360, 2020: #382, 2021: #388, 2022: #423, 2023: #461, 2024: #516, 2025: #5481 in 3,117 boys in the US, 2025#548 · falling · was #259 in 2015
CommonRare
Rank 2015: #1,327, 2016: #1,319, 2017: #1,812, 2018: #1,610, 2019: #2,266, 2020: #1,548, 2021: #1,290, 2022: #1,782, 2023: #1,800, 2024: #1,199, 2025: #1,5381 in 15,996 boys in E&W, 2025#1,538 · falling · was #1,327 in 2015

Boy’s name · from a surname · /ˈdɛvɪn/

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What Devin means

Means “fortuneteller”

Also as a French surname, from devin (“fortuneteller”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Devin” (revision 92474697), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Devin?

US 2025
#548
548 babies
▼ 32 vs 2024
England & Wales 2025
#1538
17 babies
▼ 339 vs 2024
Scotland
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Not listed

US: Falling: down from #259 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #1327 in 2015.

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US, 1880–2025England & Wales, 1996–2025Babies per 1,000 boys born. Dot: biggest US share (1998)

Biggest US share so far: 1998, when 6,218 boys got the name (#62 that year). First in the US records in 1947.

How common

  • About 1 in 3,117 baby boys in the US in 2025
  • About 1 in 15,996 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in AZ (0.89 per 1,000 boys), MS (0.74 per 1,000 boys), LA (0.73 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

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FewerMore · grey: under 5 babies, not listed

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Devin is #548 in the US and #1538 in England & Wales (2025).

Rank 2025BabiesHow commonRank 2015
US#5485481 in 3,117#259
England & Wales#1538171 in 15,996#1327
Scotland––––

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 86.4% of US babies named Devin were boys.

GirlsBoys
US 202586548
England & Wales 2025017
US all years since 188017,556156,250
England & Wales since 199633485

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

UK/ˈdɛvɪn/
US/ˈdɛvɪn/, /ˈdɛvən/
/ˈdevɪn/, /ˈdevən/

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

  • Devon216 US · 33 E&W
  • Divine68 US · 14 E&W
  • Davon77 US
  • Devan53 US · 21 E&W
  • Davin48 US · 8 E&W
  • Tevin54 US
  • Devyn45 US
  • Deven43 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Devin

Boys

  • Tyler#219“tiler”
  • Brandon#261“broom shrub + hill, dune”
  • Ryan#99Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1985, with 29,905 babies; 3,532 in 2025
  • Dillon#929Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1992, with 5,062 babies; 253 in 2025
  • Tanner#475From a surname for “a tanner”
  • Kyle#508“narrows”

For a sister

  • Brooke#313Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1996, with 6,724 babies; 972 in 2025
  • Haley#861“hay field”
  • Leslie#712“garden of hollies”
  • Paige#346possibly “servant”
  • Taylor#403From the word “tailor”
  • Shelby#649Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1991, with 10,220 babies; 444 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Devin’s. Rank is US 2025.

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