Deva is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “divine”, Sanskrit deva 'god, divine'; also a Celtic river name. Deva was also the Roman name for Chester, taken from the River Dee, a Celtic name meaning goddess.

Deva

Gender: Girl
Say it: DAY-vuh
Origin: Sanskrit

Deva is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “divine”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Deva mean?

Sanskrit: Sanskrit deva 'god, divine'; also a Celtic river name

“divine”

Deva was also the Roman name for Chester, taken from the River Dee, a Celtic name meaning goddess.

Is Deva a girl's or a boy's name?

Deva is a girls' name.

How popular is Deva in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 5 girls.

1996Busiest: 5 in 20232023

Deva in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2023	5	#4,251
2022	4	#4,870
2021	4	#4,864
2020	0	–
2019	0	–
2018	0	–
2017	0	–
2016	0	–
2015	0	–
2014	0	–
2013	0	–
2012	0	–
2011	0	–
2010	3	#5,938
2009	0	–
2008	0	–
2007	0	–
2006	0	–
2005	0	–
2004	0	–
2003	0	–
2002	0	–
2001	3	#4,156
2000	0	–
1999	0	–
1998	0	–
1997	0	–
1996	3	#3,935

How popular is Deva in the US?

No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1971, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.

Half of all the girls named Deva in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.

1911Busiest: 23 in 19712024

Deva in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2024	9	#10,266
2023	7	#12,192
2022	7	#12,237
2021	13	#8,019
2020	10	#9,541
2019	0	–
2018	6	#13,788
2017	7	#12,709
2016	9	#10,855
2015	7	#13,001
2014	7	#13,063
2013	5	#16,542
2012	7	#13,477
2011	0	–
2010	13	#8,697
2009	8	#12,423
2008	5	#17,498
2007	8	#12,671
2006	0	–
2005	9	#10,915
2004	9	#10,684
2003	12	#8,500
2002	6	#13,589
2001	5	#15,345
2000	8	#10,738
1999	9	#9,472
1998	13	#7,099
1997	16	#5,864
1996	14	#6,387
1995	11	#7,509
1994	14	#6,313
1993	10	#8,045
1992	11	#7,504
1991	5	#13,139
1990	9	#8,495
1989	8	#8,755
1988	16	#5,060
1987	10	#6,783
1986	12	#5,754
1985	13	#5,346
1984	18	#4,165
1983	11	#5,822
1982	17	#4,346
1981	13	#5,253
1980	14	#4,977
1979	16	#4,419
1978	18	#3,924
1977	21	#3,485
1976	13	#4,612
1975	12	#4,852
1974	14	#4,226
1973	17	#3,634
1972	14	#4,091
1971	23	#2,955
1970	17	#3,576
1969	17	#3,317
1968	12	#3,999
1967	5	#6,803
1966	8	#4,865
1965	5	#6,538
1964	8	#5,007
1963	10	#4,271
1962	12	#3,781
1961	0	–
1960	13	#3,511
1959	7	#5,030
1958	10	#3,924
1957	7	#4,917
1956	7	#4,836
1955	10	#3,777
1954	0	–
1953	8	#4,225
1952	0	–
1951	8	#4,010
1950	0	–
1949	7	#4,234
1948	12	#2,973
1947	5	#5,293
1946	6	#4,416
1945	0	–
1944	0	–
1943	7	#3,800
1942	7	#3,736
1941	5	#4,418
1940	0	–
1939	9	#2,920
1938	0	–
1937	0	–
1936	5	#4,179
1935	5	#4,202
1934	5	#4,284
1933	8	#3,108
1932	8	#3,272
1931	0	–
1930	7	#3,656
1929	5	#4,568
1928	9	#3,162
1927	5	#4,803
1926	12	#2,707
1925	9	#3,361
1924	5	#5,059
1923	11	#2,916
1922	6	#4,443
1921	9	#3,399
1920	8	#3,596
1919	7	#3,815
1918	5	#4,807
1917	5	#4,592
1916	7	#3,550
1915	14	#2,142
1914	8	#2,637
1913	5	#3,185
1912	0	–
1911	5	#2,463

Names like Deva

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Names related to Deva

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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, “Deva: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deva, updated 20 October 2026.