Dev
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAYV
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,008 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,425 for boys
Dev is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “god, divine”. In 2025 it ranked 1,008th for boys in the UK (33 babies) and 1,425th for boys in the US (126 babies).
What does Dev mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit deva
“god, divine”
From Sanskrit deva, god, an element in many Indian names such as Devansh and Mahadev.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Dev a girl's or a boy's name?
Dev is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 boys in the UK and 126 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dev in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,008among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 9,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were named Dev, making it the 1,008th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 50 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Dev than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Dev in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 44 boys in the UK were given Dev or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #741, up from #1,008 for this spelling alone.
- Dev 33
- Dave 11
Among boys in 2025, it was 934th in England and Wales.
Dev in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #1,008 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,270 |
| 2021 | 28 | #1,110 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 36 | #936 |
| 2016 | 40 | #863 |
| 2015 | 38 | #891 |
| 2014 | 31 | #1,005 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,017 |
| 2012 | 37 | #905 |
| 2011 | 49 | #721 |
| 2010 | 50 | #701 |
| 2009 | 40 | #797 |
| 2008 | 34 | #885 |
| 2007 | 30 | #935 |
| 2006 | 30 | #894 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 37 | #710 |
| 2003 | 21 | #975 |
| 2002 | 25 | #821 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Dev in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,425among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 126about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 126 boys in the US were named Dev, making it the 1,425th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,634th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 145 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Dev in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 181 boys in the US were given Dev or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,055, up from #1,425 for this spelling alone.
- Dev 126
- Dave 55
Dev in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 126 | #1,425 |
| 2024 | 134 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 110 | #1,576 |
| 2022 | 111 | #1,589 |
| 2021 | 111 | #1,565 |
| 2020 | 98 | #1,634 |
| 2019 | 114 | #1,494 |
| 2018 | 117 | #1,478 |
| 2017 | 134 | #1,335 |
| 2016 | 121 | #1,433 |
| 2015 | 106 | #1,538 |
| 2014 | 113 | #1,447 |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,444 |
| 2012 | 119 | #1,398 |
| 2011 | 136 | #1,264 |
| 2010 | 114 | #1,447 |
| 2009 | 145 | #1,232 |
| 2008 | 107 | #1,516 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,516 |
| 2006 | 111 | #1,413 |
| 2005 | 101 | #1,452 |
| 2004 | 117 | #1,278 |
| 2003 | 111 | #1,276 |
| 2002 | 66 | #1,741 |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,625 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Dev
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dhruv Aarav Shiv Veer Krish Yuvraj Devansh Vihaan Shivansh Pranav Ansh Atharv
Other spellings of Dev
Names related to Dev
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena Veda
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dev: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dev, updated 20 October 2026.